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Bell Tower

Furman University

 
 
Bell Tower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021
1. Bell Tower Marker
Inscription.
This replica of the Bell Tower of the main building on the original Greenville Campus has been erected to bring back memories of the beginnings of Furman University in Greenville and in honor of Alester Garden Furman
October 22, 1867 – March 6, 1962 by his children 1965

 
Erected 1965 by Alester Garden Furman Family.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsEducation. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
 
Location. 34° 55.672′ N, 82° 26.398′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It can be reached from Old Roe Ford Road 0.4 miles south of Glenrose Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville SC 29609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Greenville Woman’s College Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. John Todd Anderson (about 400 feet away); "Old College" (about 400 feet away); Furman University (about 500 feet away); Furman University 50th Anniversary Plaza
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(about 500 feet away); "The Shack" (about 600 feet away); Clark Murphy Housing Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); Judson Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
Also see . . .  Furman Bell Tower. (Submitted on March 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Bell Tower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021
2. Bell Tower Marker
Bell Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021
3. Bell Tower
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 28, 2026