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Photographer: James King
Taken: August 1, 2015
Caption: Bell Marker
(Located inside the main door)
Additional Description: This bell was mounted by Matthew Avery Anderson of Boy Scout Troop 128, as a part of an Eagle Scout project that he performed on June 30, 2007. It is a typical example of the bells used in early-day San Bernardino schools. It is believed that this one was used originally at the Central School on Waterman Avenue (a school that was once attended by Matthew's great-grandfather, John Avery "Buzz" Anderson, who served as president of Arrowhead Parlor #110 of the Native Sons of the Golden West). After that structure was replaced in the 1920's, the bell came into the possession of the San Bernardino Pioneer Society, which displayed it at its log cabin meeting hall in Pioneer Park. After the log cabin burned in the early 1970s, the bell was donated to Arrowhead Parlor so that it could be preserved and fittingly displayed.

Dedicated February 28, 2009
by the
Arrowhead Parlor #110
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Submitted: August 4, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p319791
File Size: 2.438 Megabytes

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