Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bell Tower

Furman University

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: Communications • Education. 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 (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.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Clark Murphy Housing Complex (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Furman Bell Tower. SC Picture project website entry (Submitted on July 3, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021

2. Bell Tower Marker

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021

3. Bell Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 25 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.