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Original "Glocke" From Trinity Church - 1864

 
 
Original "Glocke" From Trinity Church - 1864 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
1. Original "Glocke" From Trinity Church - 1864 Marker
Inscription.
Erected in loving memory of the Franz Heinrich & Anna Huemme Family

 
Erected 1985.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
 
Location. 40° 18.688′ N, 79° 47.763′ W. Marker is in Greenock, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Elizabeth Township. It is at the intersection of Zimmer Hill Road and Moray Lane, on the left when traveling north on Zimmer Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 641 Zimmer Hill Road, Greenock PA 15047, 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
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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Greenock Service Roll (a few steps from this marker); Greenock Korean Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Greenock World War II Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Greenock Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Coulter School House Bell (approx. 1.1 miles away); South Versailles Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Arthur J. Rooney (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Boston Methodist Episcopal Church Bell (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenock.
 
Regarding Original "Glocke" From Trinity Church - 1864. The word "glocke" means "the bell" in German.
 
Additional keywords. Historic Bells
 
Original "Glocke" From Trinity Church - 1864 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
2. Original "Glocke" From Trinity Church - 1864 Marker
Bell cast by A. Fulton, Pittsburgh
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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