Unity Township near Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Unity School Bell

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 19, 2024

1. Unity School Bell Marker

Inscription. This bell hung in the tower of the Unity School. A one room schoolhouse which stood about 50 yards SE of this site. The school was built before the Civil War and served local children in grades 1 through 8 until it closed in 1929.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 40° 18.519′ N, 79° 24.935′ W. Marker is near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Unity Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Mc Cullough Road and Chapel Road. Marker is located in Unity Cemetery, between sections C and H. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 Mc Cullough Rd, Latrobe PA 15650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unity Chapel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Unity Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Parsonage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Vincent Gristmill and Westlands (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin (approx. 1.3 miles away); Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S. B. (approx. 1.4 miles

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away); Samuel D. "Sam" DePasquale (approx. 1.4 miles away); Saint Vincent (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Latrobe.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 19, 2024

2. Unity School Bell Marker

Close-up of marker and bell

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 19, 2024

3. Unity School Bell Marker

Located at Unity Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.