Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · america_250
America 250 · Liberty Bell — first reading
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
On July 8, 1776 a bell rang in Philadelphia summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Today's pack walks five Pennsylvania places that anchor the country's founding.
- 01
Drop a pin on the Philadelphia bell tower from which the Declaration was first publicly read aloud on July 8, 1776.
● Chestnut Street — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Target
- 39.9489°, -75.1500°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 02
Drop a pin on the commons where Washington had the Declaration read aloud to his troops on July 9, 1776.
● Church Street — New York, New York, United States
- Target
- 40.7128°, -74.0094°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 03
Drop a pin on the Boston balcony from which the Declaration was first read in Massachusetts — right above the spot of the Boston Massacre.
● Washington Street Place — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Target
- 42.3589°, -71.0577°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 04
Drop a pin on the colonial capital where the Declaration was first read aloud in the southern colonies on July 25, 1776.
● Jamestown Road — Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
- Target
- 37.2707°, -76.7075°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 05
Drop a pin on the exchange where the Declaration was first read in Charleston on August 5, 1776 — the southernmost reading.
● Broad Street — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Target
- 32.7765°, -79.9285°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts