Old Belfry
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title:
Old Belfry
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The Old Belfry is a historic structure on Clarke Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It stands on Belfry Hill. The belfry was erected at its current location in 1762, but it was moved a few yards away to Lexington Common in 1768, after Jonas Monroe, on whose land it originally stood, wanted the town to pay him taxes for keeping it there. The bell that hung in it summoned locals to worship, reminded them at 9:00 pm to "rake up the fires and go to bed", warned them of danger, tolled
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Belfry in Massachusetts, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Belfry
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date modified:
2023-06-21T05:28:44Z
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