Elizabeth Township in Buena Vista in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Church Bell

Bell Chapel Methodist Church

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 22, 2024

1. Church Bell Marker

Inscription.
This bell was removed from the Bell Chapel Methodist Church by John Hoak and donated to the Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Company. It is placed here in remembrance of the church members, the various pastors, and to Jack Junn for his 50 plus years of faithfully making the bell toll.

Erected by Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Company.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 40° 16.501′ N, 79° 48.018′ W. Marker is in Buena Vista, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Elizabeth Township. It is on Conroy Street south of Greenock Buena Vista Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located below the bell in front of the United States Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 Conroy Street, Buena Vista PA 15018, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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: Buena Vista Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Industry Roll of Honor (approx. 0.9 miles away); Shaner and Guffey Honor Roll (approx. 1.4 miles away); Arthur J. Rooney

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(approx. 1½ miles away); South Versailles Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Coulter School House Bell (approx. 1½ miles away); Elizabeth Township Honor Roll (approx. 1.7 miles away); Blythedale Honor Roll (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buena Vista.

Church Bell Marker and Bell Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 22, 2024

2. Church Bell Marker and Bell Inscription

Cast by the Chaplin-Fulton Mfg. Co.
Pittsburgh Pa.
1893

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 22, 2024

3. Church Bell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.