Bill of Rights Day Bell Ringing

On Thursday, December 15, at 12:00 pm Noon EST, Bill of Rights Day will be celebrated in Hillsborough, North Carolina with the simultaneous ringing of bells in Hillsborough’s historic merchant district for 225 seconds in honor of the 225th Bill of Rights Day. On December 15, 1791, ten amendments to the U. S. Constitution that got enough votes from the qualifying number of ratifying states became the ones we refer to as the "Bill of Rights." Mayor Tom Stevens will lead bell ringing at the Regulator Marker in Cameron Park, 200 East King Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Bells will also ring simultaneously from the belfries of five of the area's historic churches whose buildings date back to the 18th and 19th centuries (Dickerson Chapel AME, First Baptist of Hillsborough, Hillsborough Presbyterian, Hillsborough United Methodist, St. Matthews Episcopal).The public is welcome to ring bells throughout Hillsborough's historic district as well. This is the fifth year Bill of Rights Day has been celebrated with Bell Ringing and the only town in America that does it this way. There are no speeches, just the sound of bells ringing. The public is invited to "bring bells, ring bells, too.