Battle of New Orleans.

Monday, October 21, 2013

HMS Guerriere Bell on Display in Rhode Island-- Part 2


The bell is under plexiglass and there is a recording of it ringing that you can hear.

The Heartstone's connections to the Guerriere's bell:

*** Stephen Smith, who built the Heartstone and the original Butterfly Mill across the street, reportedly bought the bell from the U.S. government as surplus. The Constitution's crew had taken the bell from the British ship before sinking it. The Constitution's own bell, said to have been cast by Paul Revere, had been destroyed in the battle. When the Constitution returned to port for repairs, it was given a new bell and the Guerriere's sold off as scrap, presumably to Stephen Smith.

Here a Bell, There a Bell. --Brock-Perry

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