By: Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate
The Blackwater Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the first “Bells Across America” event in Tucker County on September 17th to commemorate the Constitution.
Close to 30 individuals met in front of the Tucker County Courthouse to ring bells for a minute at 4 p.m. EDT along with DAR Chapters across the Nation to Commemorate when church bells across Philadelphia rang out when the U.S. Constitution was first signed at 4 p.m. on September 17, 1787.
Representatives of the Sons of the American Revolution, Representative Riley Moore’s office, Tucker County Prosecuting Attorney Savannah Hull Wilkins, Tucker County Commission President Mike Rosenau, City of Parsons Mayor Bruce Kolsun, local 4-H groups and local residents joined the DAR in ringing bells in front of the Courthouse for one minute and then parading around the block.
The event was part of Constitution Week Proclamations in the City of Parsons and Tucker County and hosted by the Blackwater Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR hopes to make the event an annual part of Constitution Week.
The Blackwater Chapter of the DAR was organized October 26, 1933, according to their website and was named for the Blackwater River.