Palmer in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

First Meetinghouse Bell

Town of Palmer

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

1. First Meetinghouse Bell Marker

Inscription.
[Script on bell reads]
Presented by Aaron Merrick Es[q]

G[eorge] Holbrook Brookfield Massa
[Foundry]

[Monument dedicated] June 15, 1975

Erected 1975 by Palmer Bicentennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 15, 1975.

Location. 42° 11.159′ N, 72° 20.869′ W. Marker is in Palmer, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. Marker is at the intersection of Sykes Street (Massachusetts Route 181) and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Sykes Street. Marker and bell are on the Palmer Town Building grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4417 Main Street, Palmer MA 01069, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. This Bell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); Washington Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); George Washington Memorial Highway (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 4.6 miles away); Belchertown Soldiers Memorial

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(approx. 7 miles away); Belchertown Vietnam Monument (approx. 7 miles away); Belchertown Veterans of Middle East Wars Monument (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmer.

Also see . . . A National List of Holbrook Bells. (Submitted on August 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

First Meetinghouse Bell and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

2. First Meetinghouse Bell and Marker

Palmer 200th Anniversary Time Capsule image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

3. Palmer 200th Anniversary Time Capsule

Near the bell memorial

Joseph A. Kszepka Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

4. Joseph A. Kszepka Marker

Joseph A. Kszepka Memorial Sponsor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

5. Joseph A. Kszepka Memorial Sponsor Marker

Joseph A. Kszepka Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2023

6. Joseph A. Kszepka Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.