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Photographer: Syd Whittle
Taken: November 7, 2008
Caption: Signage Discribing the Temporary Display of the Bell
Additional Description: Bell from Original Bell Tower in Placerville The bell was cast in England in 1860 and installed in the new bell tower on Placerville's Main Street in the summer of 1865. According to the Sept.4, 1865 Mountain Democrat article, the Bell Tower was painted, erected and the bell installed at a cost of $391.13. In 1911, the bell tower was moved to Cannon Hill (at the corner of Pacific and Reservoir.) The Bell was damaged in this move and many of the ornamental supports were lost. The Bell Tower was soon returned to Main Street where a new bell was installed.
This original bell from the Bell Tower was placed on Bedford Ave. in the small area known as Post Office Park, dedicated in 1955. The Bell has been temporarily placed here until the work on Bedford Ave. is done and a new foundation for it installed near the District Attorney's Office on Main Street.
Submitted: November 7, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p42834
File Size: 2.502 Megabytes

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