Watsontown in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town Clock Bell
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2024
1. Town Clock Bell Marker
[?]rved & Erected
by
[?]
[Bell inscription reads]
Clock and Bell
erected under the auspices of
Woman's Civic Club.
1913.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 41° 5.059′ N, 76° 51.796′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in Watsontown, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 44/405) and 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Marker and bell are in front of the Watsontown Borough building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 318 Main Street, Watsontown PA 17777, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Robert E. Brown Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Widow Catherine Smith (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dewart (approx. 1.9 miles away); Warrior Run Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Col. Matthew Smith (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fort Freeland
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Also see . . . The Watsontown Borough Building & The Town's First Clock (Valley Girl Views, 2021). (Submitted on December 15, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2024
2. Town Clock Bell Inscription
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2024
3. Town Clock Bell
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2024
4. Town Clock Bell and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
