Many visitors to this part of Florida come here to see and listen to this....
It is the Stephen Foster Memorial Carillon that is located at the top of this tower in the middle of the state park. The 97-tubular bell carillon is the world's largest.
It is one of the largest musical instruments ever produced in the Western Hemisphere. It was built in 1958 for a cost of $120,000 which was real money back then. Not only does it strike the quarter hours with a Westminster-type chime, but four times a day it rings out a small medley of Stephen Foster songs that ring throughout the state park.
The bottom of the tower is open to the public to tour. This is the electronic mechanism that runs the clock and the carillon above.
This device has paper rolls like a player piano that play a small medley of songs at 10 AM, Noon, 2 PM, and 4 PM every day. There is also an actual keyboard upon which one can play the massive tubular bells at the top of the tower above.
The Stephen Foster Museum and Memorial Carillon at this state park will be remembered by us for a long time. It is worth a stop if you come into Florida on I-75.
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