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Ellis School Bell

 
 
Ellis School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
1. Ellis School Bell Marker
Inscription. Circa 1870. Restored 1999.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsEducation. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
 
Location. 40° 53.351′ N, 83° 39.085′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Ohio, in Hancock County. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 224) north of Wilch Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 324 S Main St, Arlington OH 45814, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village of Arlington / The Arlington Heritage (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Shipwreck History (approx. 2.1 miles away); Williamstown (approx. 3.8 miles away); Historic Bell Tower (approx. 4 miles away); William Ellsworth Hoy (1862-1961) (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hull’s Trail 1812 (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Necessity (was approx. 4.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Fort Necessity / William Hull Memorial Park (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
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Ellis School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
2. Ellis School Bell Marker
Ellis School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 13, 2022
3. Ellis School Bell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 693 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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