Milan Township in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Huron Institute Bell
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
1. Huron Institute Bell Marker
Huron Institute
1832 - 1857
Western Reserve
Normal School
1858 - 1889
Building razed in 1910
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 41° 17.962′ N, 82° 36.178′ W. Marker is in Milan, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Milan Township. It can be reached from East Front Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 E Front Street, Milan OH 44846, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Dr. Lehman Galpin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miland House Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Two Smaller Homes (within shouting distance of this marker); Edison Statue On Bench (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas A. Edison Birthplace (about 500 feet away); Edison Recalls Milan / Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison (about 500 feet away); Milan Canal Basin (about 500 feet away); Original Bell Installed May 1891 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milan.
More about this marker. The bell and marker are on the grounds of
this page online
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
2. Huron Institute Bell Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 27, 2022
3. Huron Institute Bell
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
