Historical Significance:

On April 18, 1953, the National Society dedicated the Valley Forge Memorial Bell Tower at Valley Forge after more than ten years of fundraising and building to house the Washington Memorial National Carillon. The tower houses a carillon of 80 bells, one of the world's largest. Dedications and memorial plaques honoring America's military cover the interior of the tower.

In addition to the carillon, the Bell Tower is also home to the Justice Bell, a full-size replica of the Liberty Bell that traveled Pennsylvania between 1915 and 1920 in support of the women’s’ suffrage movement, and a wonderful collection of over 1,400 porcelain, glass, and metal miniature bells.

Historic Marker:

• Marker Organization: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
• Marker Text: This Tower is dedicated by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, to those patriots of the Revolutionary War whose faith and courage won and established American Freedom, and to those heroes of World Wars I and II who defended and preserved that blessed heritage.