Timeline
|
1777 |
Liberty Bell is hidden from the British in Zion's
church |
1778 |
Liberty Bell is returned to Philadelphia after
the British leave the Philadelphia area |
1958 |
Plans begin for Zion's 200th Anniversary; it
is decided that a shrine would be built on the same spot that the original
bell was hidden |
1959 |
Official Liberty Bell replica is presented to
Zion's by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 25, 1959 |
1962 |
Dedication of the Liberty Bell Shrine takes place
on Memorial Day, May 30,1962 |
1976 |
Re-enactment of Liberty Bell Trek from Philadelphia
to Zion's Church |