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Why the Chandler's Wharf bell rings at odd quarters
The bell tower above Chandler's Wharf keeps its own schedule, ringing at fifteen and forty-five past each hour. The reason traces back to the packet service that ran until 1891.
The Gudgeon Clock still keeps colonial hours
Marge dates the face to 1764. Cale dates the tide to this afternoon.