The Old Fire Bell

During the Civil War, the bell served as the lead-off bell for the Mississippi Squadron stationed at the Marine Ways in Mound City, and it was regarded as a war trophy. In 1954, during Mound City's centennial celebration, it was placed upon a pedestal that also contained sealed historical documents and a story of the bell, with instructions to the citizens of Mound City one hundred years later to open it on the city's two hundredth anniversary.

Mound City, Illinois · United States