Milan in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Original Bell Installed May 1891
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
1. Original Bell Marker
June 26, 1998
lightning struck and burned
the complete tower
Refurbishing completed
Labor Day 1998
Erected 1993.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
Location. 41° 17.895′ N, 82° 36.314′ W. Memorial is in Milan, Ohio, in Erie County. It is on Park Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 29 Park St, Milan OH 44846, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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: Thomas Alva Edison (within shouting distance of this marker); Milan Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Milan Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Milan / Erie County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Last Mission of the Moravians (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Smaller Homes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Miland House Museum (about 600 feet away); Dr. Lehman Galpin (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milan.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
2. Original Bell Installed May 1891 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 500 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
