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<\/a>Cast in 1769 and hung above the church doors, the \u201clittle liberty bell\u201d has its own story, told in a 250th anniversary exhibit at the Liberty Bell Museum, located in the lower level of the church building.<\/p>\n
The 10:45 a.m. worship service includes \u201cliving historians\u201d from the 6TH PA Regiment, men and women wearing authentic garb from the Colonial period who tell the story of that era. Following the service the Regiment will load and fire their muskets to salute the Patriots being remembered Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n
Guests from the Valley Forge Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution will also be in attendance.<\/p>\n
The public is invited. The museum exhibit is open following the service of worship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABOUT ALLENTOWN\u2019S LIBERTY BELL EXHIBIT<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Little Bell That Rang for Freedom\u201d exhibit showcases the bell that became known as Allentown’s Liberty Bell as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n Cast by Matthias Tommerop in 1769, the bell hung above the entrance to the church and was rung to call members to worship on Sunday mornings. They also rang it to assemble everyone from the community whenever there was important news to share, notably for the public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Allentown sometime in July, 1776.<\/p>\n Then in 1820, after the church invested in a larger bell, the Allentown Liberty Bell was moved to ring at the Allentown Academy, one of the early schools to receive funding from the Pennsylvania State Legislature. The bell was returned to the church in 1926, where it again hung until 1999 when it was \u201crediscovered\u201d and restored.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information and images provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Patriot](\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Patriot-Sunday-Rifle-Salute-1.jpg\")
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\nDebbie Baldree
\nAdministrative Secretary
\nZion\u2019s Reformed UCC
\nLiberty Bell Museum
\n620-622 W. Hamilton Street
\nAllentown, PA 18101
\nhttp:\/\/libertybellchurch.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n
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