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Farmville in Pitt County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Farm Bell

 
 
Farm Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 12, 2023
1. Farm Bell Marker
Inscription.
From Richard Lafayette and Bertha Barrow Joyner Farm Located Two Miles East of Farmville
Donated by Their grandson, Joseph D. Joyner
Arched, Steel Frame Constructed and Donated by Jack Farrior Steelworks, Inc.

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
 
Location. 35° 35.721′ N, 77° 35.219′ W. Marker is in Farmville, North Carolina, in Pitt County. It is on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3802 S Main St, Farmville NC 27828, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chasing Gen. Potter (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Allen Hal Turnage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of (approx. 1.3 miles away); Herbs & Healing (approx. 6.3 miles away); Sallie S. Cotten (approx. 7.8 miles away); Voice Of America (approx. 7.9 miles away); Otter Creek Bridge Skirmish (approx. 8.3 miles away); Grimsley Original Free Will Baptist Church 1762-2012 (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.
 
Farm Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 12, 2023
2. Farm Bell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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