“Bells Across America” is an annual observance that honors the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Participants ring bells to replicate how bells in Philadelphia announced the signing of the four-page U.S. constitution. The signing occurred on September 17,1787 and church bells rang out, thus the bell ringing tradition began. Preamble to the American Constitution, 1787In Black Diamond on September 17, an annual observance is organized by Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Mary Fell Stevenson Chapter. On Sept. 17, 2025, DAR representatives stood near the large bell located next to Black Diamond Museum.