Today I went downtown to photograph the bell in the steeple of the First Congregational Church. The pastor, Jonathan Drury, was nice enough to take me up. Quite an adventure crawling through dark narrow spaces and up steep, rickety stairs that were really more like ladders.
The bell was cast in 1796 by Paul Revere - yes, the same guy who made the midnight ride in Longfellow's famous poem. He also made bells when he wasn't participating in the American Revolution.
I've known about the bell since I moved here in 2003, but I never thought about photographing it until a few weeks ago. Jonathan is a great guy and he was very generous with his time telling me all about the history of the church.
Monte