Van Wert in Van Wert County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Original Fourth Ward School Bell

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022

1. Original Fourth Ward School Bell Marker

Inscription. Original Fourth Ward School Bell Located on this site 1905 - 1951

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 1905.

Location. 40° 51.927′ N, 84° 34.662′ W. Marker is in Van Wert, Ohio, in Van Wert County. It is on Forthingham Street just east of South Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 Frothingham St, Van Wert OH 45891, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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 walking distance of this marker: Original plaque from Franklin Elementary School

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(within shouting distance of this marker); These carriage steps (approx. 0.3 miles away); Van Wert County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Historic Lincoln Highway (approx. half a mile away); The Brumback Library (approx. half a mile away); First County Library in the United States (approx. half a mile away); The Homestead (approx. 0.7 miles away); Do Not Turn Warning Flasher (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Van Wert.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wayne's Strategy (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022

2. Original Fourth Ward School Bell Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 22, 2022

3. Original Fourth Ward School Bell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.