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York County and America250PA dedicate semi‑quincentennial bell at Camp Security
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York County officials and America250PA representatives unveiled a semi‑quincentennial bell at Camp Security Park to honor the site's role as a Revolutionary War prisoner‑of‑war camp and to mark Pennsylvania’s participation in statewide commemorations ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
York County officials and representatives from America250PA dedicated a semi‑quincentennial bell at Camp Security Park in York County in a morning ceremony, marking the county’s role in Revolutionary War history and the Commonwealth’s lead‑up to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The bell is part of a statewide America250PA program that will place 67 commemorative bells across Pennsylvania to highlight local sites where the country’s story “took root,” America250PA Executive Director Cassandra Coleman said. “The bell we unveil today is one of a series that we've commissioned across Pennsylvania as we prepare to mark 250 years of this country's story,” Coleman said.
Brian Tate, York County register of wills and clerk of orphan's court, who serves as chair of History Made Here York County and as the county’s America250PA representative, said the bronze bell is a permanent commemoration of the site. Tate…
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