Grant City in Worth County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Water Tower Bell

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2021

1. Water Tower Bell Marker

Inscription.
Bell placed on water tower during the 1930’s. Used as alarm for fires, curfew 1950’s, and announcing the end of W.W. II.

Feb ’98 tower was dismantled and moved to present site April 2000.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1998.

Location. 40° 29.193′ N, 94° 24.976′ W. Marker is in Grant City, Missouri, in Worth County. It is on West 3rd Street just west of South Front Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker and bell are located in front of the City Hall in Grant City. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 West 3rd Street, Grant City MO 64456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Missouri. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glenn Miller (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Worth County (approx. 0.7 miles away).

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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2021

2. Water Tower Bell Marker

Water Tower Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2021

3. Water Tower Bell

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2021

4. Water Tower Bell

City Hall - Grant City image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2021

5. City Hall - Grant City

(looking north from West 3rd Street)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 24, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.