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==References==
==References==
[http://www.cincypost.com/living/2000/wecker011800.html 'Meet Big Joe' - article in Cincinnati Post]
*{{cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/living/2000/wecker011800.html|title=Meet Big Joe|author=David Wecker|first=David|last=Wecker|work=[[The Cincinnati Post]]|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|date=2000-01-18|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040621212344/http://www.cincypost.com/living/2000/wecker011800.html|archivedate=2004-06-21}}


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Revision as of 07:57, 30 March 2008

Specifications
Weight: 37,000 lb (16,818 kg)
Diameter: 9 feet (2.7 m)
Material: Bronze
Yoke: unknown pounds (unknown kg)
Clapper: unknown pounds (unknown kg)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Casting Date: 1895
Musical note: E-flat

Big Joe is a bronze bell which hangs in the steeple of Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The bell is the largest swinging bell which was ever cast in the United States. It was cast by the Vanduzen Company in 1895.[1] The bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Frances de Sales in what is now East Walnut Hills.


References

  • Wecker, David (2000-01-18). "Meet Big Joe". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 2004-06-21. {{cite news}}: More than one of |author= and |last= specified (help)