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 cornerstone inscription reads:
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.
Today the National Society continues to provide financial support for the maintenance of the tower, which includes its famous Rose Window portraying General Washington kneeling in prayer.
In addition to their financial support, the New York Daughters often make a pilgrimage to Valley Forge.
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