Fort Lewis DAR holds Ringing of the Bell ceremony on Declaration of Independence 248th birthday
Photo by Meg Hibbert Salem Tourism Director Carey Harveycutter prepares to ring the bell at the annual Fort Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ceremony at the Salem Civic Center. Names of each of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were read with each strike of the historic1883 fire bell. By Meg Hibbert Contributing Writer On the 248th birthday of the Declaration of Independence, speaker Edward J. Bennett promoted pride in our nation as he delved onto some little-known facts about the signers. Bennett spoke at the annual Ringing of the Bell sponsored by the...
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