Fort Shawnee in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sharp School Bell
Photographed by Michael Baker
1. Sharp School Bell Marker
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 1870.
Location. 40° 41.578′ N, 84° 9.871′ W. Marker is in Fort Shawnee, Ohio, in Allen County. It can be reached from Zurmehly Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3333 Zurmehly Road, Lima OH 45806, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Johnny Appleseed Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Shawnee High School Students Who Have Passed Away During Their High School Years (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); God Bless America (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Shawnee Council House (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of Chief P-H-T and the Hawg Creek Shawnee (approx. 0.9 miles away); Heritage Park (approx. one mile away); Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. Constitution (approx. one mile away); Rotary Riverwalk & Ottawa River Bikeway (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Shawnee.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Shawnee Council House (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. This marker is located in front of Shawnee Middle School near the entrance to the Middle School office.
Photographed by Michael Baker
2. Sharp School Bell Marker
Photographed by Michael Baker
3. Sharp School Bell Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
4. Sharp School Bell Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
5. Sharp School Bell (Front)
No. 2 York
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
6. Sharp School Bell (Back)
28, Steel Alloy Church Bell
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2018, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,014 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on April 21, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2018, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
