Harrisville in Alcona County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Harrisville Consolidated School

1912-1957

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 24, 2018

1. Harrisville Consolidated School Marker

Inscription. This bell marks the site of the beloved red brick schoolhouse on the hill.

Proud alumni and loyal friends dedicate this memorial to those who taught and learned from morning ring to closing toll.

The bell symbolizes love, laughter and learning of days gone by.

July 2, 2005

Erected 2005 by Proud Alumni and Loyal Friends.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 44° 39.447′ N, 83° 17.757′ W. Marker is in Harrisville, Michigan, in Alcona County. It can be reached from North 5th Street just north of West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker and subject bell are located on the Alcona County Courthouse grounds, just north of the courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 North 5th Street, Harrisville MI 48740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula

and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harrisville Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alcona County Review (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harrisville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harrisville Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bailey School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Alcona County Schools (approx. 3.9 miles away); Get Into Your Sanctuary / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (approx. 3.9 miles away); The "Bernice D" (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisville.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 24, 2018

2. Harrisville Consolidated School Marker

(marker is mounted on east side of school bell exhibit)

Former School Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 24, 2018

3. Former School Bell

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 24, 2018

4. Harrisville Consolidated School Marker

(mounted on south side of school bell exhibit)

In appreciation of
Wilson Henry Sanborn
Superintendent of Schools
1899-1919
Scholar • Leader • Friend

This testimonial presented by
former students and other friends

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.