Liberty bell museum - wikipedia Liberty bell museum Liberty Bell Museum Replica Liberty Bell in the Liberty Bell Museum, basement of Zion 's Church Established 1962 Location 622 W. Hamilton Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102 Type History museum Website http://www.libertybellmuseum.org The Liberty Bell Museum ( also the Liberty Bell Shrine Museum ) is a non-profit organization and museum located in Zion 's United Church of Christ ( formerly Zion 's Reformed Church ) in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The museum, based in the church in which the Liberty Bell was hidden during the American Revolutionary War, contains exhibits relating to the Liberty Bell and subjects including liberty, freedom, patriotism and local history. The shrine was founded in 1962 by Dr. Morgan D. Person. Between 1962 and 1971, Interstate 178 was planned to go through the location of the museum, but opposition cancelled the expressway. Contents 1 History 2 Allentown Flag Day Association 3 Pip the Mouse 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Main article : Liberty Bell Reproduction of a watercolor by Davis Gray of the arrival of the Liberty Bell at Zions Church, in Northampton Town, Pennsylvania on 24 September 1777. ( Holdings of the Lehigh County Historical Society ) After Washington 's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia was defenseless, and the city prepared for what was seen as an inevitable British attack on the city. The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ordered that eleven bells, including the State House bell and the bells from Christ Church and St. Peter 's Church, be taken down and removed from the city to prevent the British, who might melt the bells down to cast into cannons, from taking possession of them. A train of over 700 wagons, guarded by 200 cavalry from North Carolina and Virginia and under the command of Colonel Thomas Polk of the 4th Regiment North Carolina Continental Line, left Philadelphia for Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley. Hidden in the manure and hay were the bells, and hidden in the wagon of Northampton County militia private John Jacob Mickley was the State House bell. On September 18, the entourage and armed escort arrived in Richland Township ( present - day Quakertown, Pennsylvania ). Woodcut of the Second Zion 's Reformed United Church of Christ, Allentown Pennsylvania. This illustrated the church that was erected in 1773, and was the hiding place for the Liberty Bell during the winter of 1777 - 1778. ( Holdings of the Lehigh County Historical Society ) On September 23, the bishop of the Moravian Church in Bethlehem reported that the wagons had arrived, and all bells except the State House bell had been moved to Northampton - Towne ( present - day Allentown, Pennsylvania ). The following day, the State House bell was transferred to the wagon of Frederick Leaser and taken to the historic Zion 's Reformed Church in center city Allentown, where it was stored ( along with the other bells ), under the floorboards. On September 26, British forces marched into Philadelphia, unopposed, and occupied the city. The bell was restored to Philadelphia in June 1778, after the end of the British occupation. Allentown Flag day Association The museum serves as the headquarters of the Allentown Flag Day Association, which was established on July 3, 1907 by local residents Joe Hart and General Harry Clay Trexler. It is the oldest incorporated Flag Day Association in the United States. The Association 's most notable event occurred in 1922, when 50,000 people attended an event honoring General John J. Pershing with an award. Pip the Mouse In 2003, the Liberty Bell Museum became the permanent home of Pip the Mouse, a puppet that was part of the show, `` The Mouse Before Christmas. '' The holiday show was performed at Hess 's, a now - defunct local department store, from 1962 to 1995, and the character of Pip became regionally famous among children and a staple of the store 's advertising and marketing campaigns. See also American Revolution References Jump up ^ Bieber, Scott ( May 28, 1987 ), `` Liberty Bell Shrine Group Notes 25th Anniversary. '', The Morning Call, pp. B. 03 Jump up ^ `` Pennsylvania 's Dearly Departed Interstates ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Historical roots of region and nation are intertwined. '', The Morning Call, pp. A. 8, July 6, 2007 Jump up ^ Devlin, Ron ( June 9, 2005 ), `` Flag Day Group 's Leader Eyes 2007 Centennial. '', The Morning Call, pp. B. 06 Jump up ^ Lauer - Wiliams, Kathy ( December 18, 2007 ), `` Who keeps Pip alive ? * * Aging mouse owes his life to curator and loving volunteers. '', The Morning Call, pp. E. 1 External links Liberty Bell Museum Bells Background and terminology Bell Bell - cot Bellfounding Bell - gable Bell tower / Campanile Bell - ringer Belfry Bourdon Campanology Church bell Full circle ringing Peal Ring of bells Strike tone Striking clock Zvonnitsa Bell founders and foundries Andrey Chokhov Bilbie family Franciscus Illenfeld Geert van Wou Gillett & Johnston Hatch bell foundry John Taylor & Co Juutila Foundry Kashpir Ganusov McShane Bell Foundry Meneely Bell Foundry Pieter and François Hemony Petit & Fritsen Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry Rudhall of Gloucester Whitechapel Bell Foundry Types Agogô Altar bell Babendil Bianzhong Bicycle bell Bonshō Carillon Chime Cowbell Crotal bell Dead bell Doorbell Dōtaku Glockenspiel Handbell Jingle bell Kane Ship 's bell Singing bowl Suzu Tintinnabulum Tubular bells Ringing styles Bell pattern Blagovest Bolognese bell ringing art Change ringing Canpanò Grandsire Method ringing Peal Russian Orthodox bell ringing Veronese bellringing art Notable bells List of heaviest bells Balangiga bells Bell of Good Luck Big Ben Freedom Bell Great Bell of Dhammazedi Great Tom Ivan the Great Bell Tower Japanese Peace Bell Justice Bell Liberty Bell Maria Gloriosa Mingun Bell Olympic Bell Sigismund Bell St. Petersglocke Swan Bells Tsar Bell World Peace Bells Yongle Big Bell Related The Ringing World Dove 's Guide for Church Bell Ringers Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg Liberty Bell Museum Ringing Organisations Freedom Bell, American Legion Coordinates : 40 ° 36 ′ 08 '' N 75 ° 28 ′ 13 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.6023 ° N 75.4704 ° W ﻿ / 40.6023 ; - 75.4704 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liberty_Bell_Museum&oldid=772979916 '' Categories : History museums in Pennsylvania Museums in Allentown, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania in the American Revolution American Revolutionary War museums in Pennsylvania Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 30 March 2017, at 14 : 56. 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Question: where was the liberty bell hidden during the revolutionary war
Answer: Zion's Reformed Church