Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This 735 pound bell

Photographed by William Pope, December 13, 2021

1. This 735 pound bell Marker

Inscription. This 735 pound bell, fashioned from new ingot copper and imported block tin, was cast in 1886 for the Jerusalem Church of the Evangelical Association, today Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, by Henry McShane & Co., Baltimore, MD, when the steeple was added to the congregation's 1874 church building. In 1935, following the demolition of the congregation's first church, the bell was installed in the tower of the present church where it remained until 2009.

For 124 years the bell had summoned the Church's congregation to worship to celebrate the glory of God. The bell was also rung to announce July 4 each year, to celebrate the end of World War I and World War II, and for other national observances. Dedicated to those members who came before us. 2020

Erected 2020.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 40° 9.323′ N, 76° 18.269′ W. Marker is in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of S. Cedar

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St and S Cedar St & Orange Lane, on the left when traveling south on S. Cedar St. In the church parking lot across the street from the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 S Cedar St, Lititz PA 17543, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Augustus Sutter (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lititz Pharmacopoeia (about 500 feet away); In Memory of the Brave Soldiers of the Continental Army (about 500 feet away); 66 East Main Street (about 500 feet away); The Heritage Center (about 500 feet away); Lititz Moravian Congregation (about 500 feet away);

Photographed by William Pope, December 13, 2021

2. This 735 pound bell Marker

The Pilgerhaus - 1754 (about 500 feet away); Leichenkapellchen or Corpse House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lititz.

Photographed by William Pope, December 13, 2021

3. This 735 pound bell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2021, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2021, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.