Noble Township in St. Marys in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Walnut Grove Church Bell

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2024

1. Walnut Grove Church Bell Marker

Inscription. Installed in 1901
Removed due to fire
June 1978

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1978.

Location. 40° 36.486′ N, 84° 22.428′ W. Marker is in St. Marys, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is in Noble Township. It is at the intersection of County Route 66A and Schillinger Road (County Route 53), on the right when traveling west on County Route 66A. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17631 Co Rd 66A, Saint Marys OH 45885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lock 14 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lock 14 on the Miami and Erie Canal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Broadwell Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bloody Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Noble Township Community Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Six Mile Creek Aqueduct / The Miami & Erie Canal (approx. 1.9 miles away); 40 Acre Pond (approx. 1.9 miles away); Elizabeth Yahl Kuffner (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Marys.

Additional commentary.
1. Walnut Grove Church Fire
Speaking with the pastor I

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learned that the church was struck by lightning twice. The second time it burnt down the front of the church and the bell had to be removed.

— Submitted November 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2024

2. Walnut Grove Church Bell Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2024

3. Walnut Grove Church Bell Marker

Walnut Grove Plate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2024

4. Walnut Grove Plate

This plate hangs on the inside of the church.

Walnut Grove Plate School Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2024

5. Walnut Grove Plate School Bell

Next to the Parsonage.

Walnut Grove School Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 9, 2024

6. Walnut Grove School Bell

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.