Carroll in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bell From Schoolhouse on High Street
1868 - 1910
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2019
1. Bell From Schoolhouse on High Street Marker
Carl E. and Mildred F. Benson
Erected by Carroll Area Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
Location. 39° 47.907′ N, 82° 42.159′ W. Marker is in Carroll, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It is at the intersection of Center Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Center Street. Marker and bell are in Bessie Benson Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carroll OH 43112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bessie Benson Memorial Park History (here, next to this marker); Carroll War Memorials (a few steps from this marker); Wall of Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Junction of the Ohio Erie and Lancaster Lateral Canals (about 400 feet away, measured
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Ohio's Canal System (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2019
2. Bell From Schoolhouse on High Street and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2019
3. Bell From Schoolhouse
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
