The Liberty Bell was brought back to Philly 230 years ago today

[Chad300tdt]

http://www.ushistory.org/LibertyBell/timeline.html

"Sep. 1777 - War came to the Philadelphia region. The British had won the Battle of Brandywine on September 11 and were poised to move into Philadelphia. Philadelphians tried to remove anything the British could make use of, including bells. Bells could be melted down and recast into cannon. On September 23, the State House Bell was taken down and shipped inland. A member of the Carpenters' Company was put in charge of the physical removal. The bell was hidden in the basement of the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown (where you can visit today). On its journey, the Bell was guarded by Colonel Thomas Polk of North Carolina who was in command of 200 North Carolina and Virginia militiaman.

June 27 1778 - The Bell was brought back to Philadelphia but not rehung. The rotten steeple didn't allow it. The Bell was put into storage for seven years. Some believe the Bell was stored in one of the munitions sheds that flanked the State House.

1781 - The State House steeple was torn down.

1785 - The Bell was rehung in the rebuilt State House steeple."

[Dee8go]

How about that. That's interesting, Chad. Thanks for that little historical tidbit. I took the kids to see the Liberty Bell and all the other historical points of interest in Philly several years ago. I love reading history and it's a real treat to actually visit the places I've read about.