Canadian Parliament's First Bell, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
N 45° 25.533 W 075° 42.063
18T E 445157 N 5030464
This was the first bell to hang in the Canadian Parliament buildings.
Waymark Code: WM13HP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/03/2007
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The old clock tower bell is displayed behind the Center Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The plaque, which pretty much tells the whole story, reads:
This bell was taken from the ruins of the clock tower destroyed by fire February 3, 1916
“The fire raged fiercely for hours, the main tower was not touched until about 11 pm, and one of the most pathetic incidents of the night, which moved the spectators, was the striking of the midnight hour by the old tower clock, there seemed almost a human touch as its familiar tones boomed out from the mass of flames.”
From the 1916 report of the Deputy Minister of Public Works.
A photo of the firefighting can be seen at
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