- Revere Bell
The Revere Bell was a gift by Mrs. Maria Revere Balestier, daughter of
Paul Revere and wife of the first American Consul toSingapore ,Joseph Balestier . The bell measures 81 cm in height, and 89 cm in diameter with a clapper underneath. It was cast in theRevere Foundry .cite web | publisher = Singapore Infopedia | author = Vernon Cornelius-Takahama | title = Revere Bell | date = 2000-01-19 | url = http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_96_2005-01-24.html | accessdate = 2007-09-07]It was originally presented to the first Church of St. Andrew in 1843. It used to ring for 5 minutes at 8 pm every day to signal the start of the daily curfew. The Revere Bell is now displayed in the
National Museum of Singapore . For a time, it was displayed behind velvet ropes in the foyer of the United States Embassy in Singapore.cite speech | title = Revere Bell Ceremony: Remarks by Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold | author = Patricia L. Herbold | location =National Museum of Singapore | date = 18 May 2006 | publisher = US Embassy in Singapore | url = http://singapore.usembassy.gov/sp_051806.html]From time to time, the Revere Bell has been cited as a symbol of the friendship between the
Singaporean and American peoples. [cite speech | title = Remarks by President George W. Bush | author =George W. Bush | location =National University of Singapore | date = 16 Nov 2006 | publisher = US Embassy in Singapore | url = http://singapore.usembassy.gov/president_at_nus.html]ee also
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Balestier Road References
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