Spring Township near Beaver Springs in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

School Bell Tower

Erected 2007

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

1. School Bell Tower Marker

Inscription.
Beaver Springs Public School, erected in 1884 adjacent to the Old Adamsburg Cemetery, and used until 1956.

Bell donated to Beaver Springs in its Bicentennial year of 2006 by John H. Davis, current owner of the old schoolhouse, and dedicated as a memorial to all who attended this school.

Erected 2017.

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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 40° 44.853′ N, 77° 12.584′ W. Marker is near Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Spring Township. It is on Railroad Avenue just east of Spring Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 70 Pine St, Beaver Springs PA 17812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of Adam Reger (a few steps from this marker); Gross Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spring Township Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Beaver Springs (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to McClure (approx. 5.8 miles away); Bean Soup Encampment

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver Springs.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

2. The School Bell Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.