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The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the steeple of Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell today is located across the street from Independence Hall in the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park.
Frederick Leaser (1738–1810) was a Pennsylvanian German farmer, patriot and soldier from Lynn in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.During the American Revolutionary War, he transported the Liberty Bell to the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it was successfully hidden and protected from the British for nine months during the British occupation of Philadelphia, then the ...
A watercolor painting depicting the arrival of the Liberty Bell at Zions Church, on September 24, 1777 A woodcust image of Zion's Church, which includes a sketched message, indicating that the church was erected in 1773 and was the hiding place for the Liberty Bell during the winter of 1777–1778 "The Saving of the Liberty Bell", a plaque ...
The shutdown of the Liberty Bell Limited caused considerable loss of employment at the shops at Allentown and Souderton. According to the records of the Pennsylvania Department of State, the Lehigh Valley Transit Company survived as a Pennsylvania corporation as a bus company until its dissolution on March 19, 1974. [54]
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Transporting the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War John Jacob Mickley (1737–1808) was a farmer and soldier from Whitehall Township , Lehigh County, Pennsylvania , known for transporting the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia in September, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War .
CHILLICOTHE — A local family in Ross County is hoping someone returns an over 200-year-old bell that has been in their family for generations after it was stolen during the night.