At noon on 16 July 2022, Zion\u2019s Reformed UCC (the Liberty Bell Church) and the Liberty Bell Museum, will host a dedication ceremony for an official Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Marker placed in front of Zion\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n
The Historical Marker identifies Zion\u2019s Church as the site where local Patriots hid the Liberty Bell from the British during the American Revolution. After their occupation of Philadelphia in 1777, the British sought to capture the city\u2019s bells and melt them down to cripple communication between Colonial forces in the region. This included the Pennsylvania State House Bell, which would one day become known as the Liberty Bell.<\/p>\n
The Liberty Bell stayed safely hidden under the sanctuary floor of Zion\u2019s Church from September 1777 to June 1778. After Colonial forces retook Philadelphia, Colonial leadership returned the bell to the State House.<\/p>\n
Senator Pat Browne, 16th District, who was instrumental in securing approval and funding for the marker from PHMC, and Mayor Matt Tuerk, along with other state and local officials will speak.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a long journey come to fruition,\u201d said Rev. Joshua Knappenberger, Director of the Liberty Bell Museum. \u201cIt is a very exciting day for Zion\u2019s Church, the Liberty Bell Museum, and for me, personally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rev. Knappenberger spearheaded the initiative to receive approval for the PHMC\u2019s recognition of the significance of Zion\u2019s Church in our national history.<\/p>\n
The Liberty Bell Museum is located at historic Zion\u2019s Church at 622 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania. For more information, please contact us at 610-435-<\/p>\n
4232, info@LibertyBellMuseum.org,<\/a> or go to our website at www.LibertyBellMuseum.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At noon on 16 July 2022, Zion\u2019s Reformed UCC (the Liberty Bell Church) and the Liberty Bell Museum, will host a dedication ceremony for an official Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Marker placed in front of Zion\u2019s Church. The Historical Marker identifies Zion\u2019s Church as the site where local Patriots hid the Liberty Bell … Continue reading PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL MARKER TO BE UNVEILED AT ZION\u2019S CHURCH<\/span>