Grover Hill in Paulding County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grover Hill Town Hall Bell

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 21, 2019

1. Grover Hill Town Hall Bell Marker

Inscription. This bell was mounted on the town hall in l899 and was removed when the building was razed in 1959. It was placed here, August 1961, in memory of the members of the Washington Engine Company of Grover Hill, which was organized in 1893. It is also dedicated to the members of all successive Grover Hill Fire Departments.

Erected 1961 by Grover And Dora Hipp.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1961.

Location. 41° 1.117′ N, 84° 28.6′ W. Marker is in Grover Hill, Ohio, in Paulding County. It is on South Main Street (Ohio Route 637) just south of West Jackson Street ( Route 114), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 S Main St, Grover Hill OH 45849, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: POW★MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Little Auglaize River Watershed Project (approx. ¼ mile away); Grover Hill Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Killing Spree Ends Here in 1948 (approx. 6 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); The Soldiers Creed (approx. 6.1 miles away); Site of Fort Brown (approx. 7.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Brown (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grover Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Brown (was approx. 7.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 21, 2019

2. Grover Hill Town Hall Bell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.