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Half Acre School Bell

 
 
Half Acre School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 16, 2022
1. Half Acre School Bell Marker
Inscription. Located in Plum Hill. Decommissioned 1948. Donated by John F. Alvina E. K. Ostendorf.
 
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. 38° 20.799′ N, 89° 25.181′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Illinois, in Washington County. It is on Illinois Route 15 0.2 miles west of Hawk Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville IL 62263, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World Wars I & II Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); In Memory of the Brammeier Servicemen
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(approx. 7.4 miles away); Meadow in the Hole (approx. 7½ miles away); Memorial Drive (approx. 9 miles away); Heritage House Museum (approx. 9.4 miles away); We Dedicate This Flag (approx. 9½ miles away); Hoyleton (approx. 10½ miles away); Village Fire Bell (approx. 10.6 miles away).
 
Half Acre School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, January 16, 2022
2. Half Acre School Bell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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