store locator online catalog privacy policy shipping returns site map careers contact us help
Pennsylvania is Misspelled on the Liberty Bell. Share this: Because no clearly accepted spelling of the colonyâs name existed at the time the Liberty Bell was cast, the stateâs name on the bell is misspelled-Pensylvania. Found in: Trivia.
Best Answer: The short answer: At the time the Liberty Bell was made (1751), there wasn't a universally accepted spelling for Pennsylvania yet. The long, informative answer: Up until the late 1700s, spelling as we know it was not an issue. Few people could read and write; and those who could, spelled words phonetically, the way they sounded.