Titusville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2019

1. Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This bell was located in the Episcopal Chapel in Townville, Pennsylvania. Albert Broadhurst, Rector of St. James Memorial Episcopal Church of Titusville, served that chapel. The bell, part of the estate of James A. and Elva B. Gillette, was donated to the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville as part of the Campaign for the Broadhurst Science Center.

Erected by University of Pittsburgh at Titusville and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Man-Made Features • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 41° 37.74′ N, 79° 39.874′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It can be reached from East Main Street. Bell and marker are about 60 feet west of the Haskell Memorial Library, on the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 East Main Street, Titusville PA 16354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: McKinney Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); John William Heisman (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John A. Mather (about 700 feet away); John Mather Home (about 700 feet away); The Tarbell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ida M. Tarbell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burgess Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cytemp Specialty Steel Company (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Titusville.

Regarding Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell. The bell inscription reads:

In memory of

John Boyer,

Easter, 1876.

"The memory of the just is blessed."

Also see . . . University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. (Submitted on August 26, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2019

2. Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell and Markers

Haskell Memorial Library at left background

Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2019

3. Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell

Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell Base Donors Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2019

4. Townville Episcopal Chapel Bell Base Donors Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.