I don't know if anybody mentioned this or not, but you could refer to a
really smart person as a rocket scientist. Some people would say that
they are not rocket scientists. It could refer to Harvard, Yale, MIT,
Princeton to name a few.
The novel that Shawshank is based on is called Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redemption. I believe she is on the poster that Andy asked for
from Red. Where does gilded fit in though? somebody said that. the
connection was that Rita Hayworth was in the ...
all of the answers so far dealt with things, places, people, etc. in
United States so it's probably something here, but it cannot be that as
easy as "liberty bell"