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Carmen Culpeper Chappell Centennial Campanile

UMW to Honor 108th Anniversary with Campanile Bell Ringing

by | Mar 14, 2016 | Education

The University of Mary Washington will mark the 108th anniversary of its founding by ringing its campanile bells on Founders Day.

The bells will ring 108 times at 1:08 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016.

The Virginia General Assembly established the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Fredericksburg, now UMW, on March 14, 1908.

The Carmen Culpeper Chappell Centennial Campanile was dedicated in 2007 in memory of the late Carmen Culpeper Chappell, a 1959 alumna. Her husband, John Chappell, honored her with the iconic 88-foot tower.

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