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A 227-foot prefabricated steeple/bell tower was installed to house a 48-bell Petit & Fritsen carillon.
The carillon was dedicated on September 13, 1987 by Richard M. Watson.
References
1984 "Steeple builders outdo themselves," The
Morning Union, June 30, 1984, Page 12.
Campbellsville has a contract bo build an even bigger steeple for the
First Baptist Church of Huntsville.
That steeple will be 220 feet fall, cost more than $330,000, house a
carillon of bronze bells weighing more than 50,000 pounds, and will have
an elevator and control booth for the carillonneer.
1987 "First Baptist to dedicate its bell tower," The Huntsville Times, September 12, 1987, Pages 6,7.
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