John Jacob Mickley Memorial Tablet - Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Memorial tablet honoring man who is credited with saving the Liberty Bell from the British when they entered Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War.
Waymark Code: WMF6Z3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2012
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The memorial tablet is mounted to the fence in front of the Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ in Allentown. It was in an early version of this church that the Liberty Bell was hidden. The tablet is inscribed:
In Commemoration Of The Saving Of The
Liberty Bell
From The British, September 1777
Erected to The Memory Of
John Jacob Mickley
CommissaryOf Issues, And Member Of The General
Committe From Whitehall Township
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Who Under Cover Of Darkness, And With His Farm Team
Hauled The Liberty Bell From Independence Hall
Philadelphia, Through British Lines To Bethlehem
Where The Wagon Broke Down, September 23, 1777.
The Bell Was Then Transferred To Frederick Leiser's
Wagon, And Brought To Allentown, September 24, 1777.
It Was Placed Beneath The Floor Of Zion's Reformed
Church, Where It Remained Secreted For Nearly A Year
The Tablet Is Placed By The Order Of The Assembly Of The
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, June 2, 1907. Under The
Auspices Of The Pennsylvania Daughters Of The American
Revolution. Erected October 15, 1908