By David Munn
I followed the recent series of articles in the Gloucester City News about the \”Bells of Gloucester\” with great interest.
The story of the Presbyterian Church bell held my attention, as a member of my family took part in the construction of the church and steeple.
Family tradition holds the steeple was 83 feet in height, and turned out to be too small for the bell when it arrived.
The bell provider, Mr. West, resolved the problem by moving it to a tower in the Washington Mills complex. From this location, the bell sounded the start and finish of the working day, six days a week.
On Sunday the bell rang for church services, not only for the Presbyterians, but for the various other churches holding their services in the Washington Hall company store.
It is important to remember all the bells and their history as an integral part of the City’s history.
After all, we are a city of churches and people, not race tracks and saloons!
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