Thomas Paine Cottage Museum

On July 4, join in the The National Bell Festival and ring a bell at 2:50pm (EST). Bells should ring 13 times, one ring for each colony, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The National Bell Festival invites bells across America to ring out together on Independence Day, creating a canopy of sound to mark our nation’s 250th birthday. Cathedrals and churches, community organizations and historical structures, national parks and memorials, and people from coast to coast are encouraged to gather and contribute to the sound." - The National Bell Festival, Inc

"Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good". Thomas Paine
Let Freedom Ring, Happy 250th.