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

Old Greenock School Bell

 
 
Old Greenock School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
1. Old Greenock School Bell Marker
Inscription.
Donated by
Wm. C. and Rachel Peckman
Erected at the school
11 Sept 1897

 
Erected by Elizabeth Township Historical Society.
 
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 date for this entry is September 11, 1897.
 
Location. 40° 18.699′ N, 79° 49.471′ W. Marker is in Boston, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Elizabeth Township. It is on Smithfield Street west of Salem Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the west side of the Elizabeth Township Historical Society building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5811 Smithfield Street, McKeesport PA 15135, 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
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of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boston's Honor Roll (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boston Pa. District 5 Honor Roll (about 700 feet away); Boston (about 700 feet away); Lieutenant Commander Ronald Lee Wise "Rhino" Memorial Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); The P&LE Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth Township (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Boston Methodist Episcopal Church Bell (approx. Ό mile away); Versailles Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
Additional keywords. Historic Bells
 
Old Greenock School Bell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
2. Old Greenock School Bell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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