Liberty Bell Shrine 

Zion's United Church of Christ

Allentown, Pennsylvania

 
 

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  

 

       
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