DeForest in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Our Bell

Photographed by William J. Toman, October 30, 2010

1. Our Bell Marker

Inscription. Windsor Township High School was built on this site in 1895 on land donated by Ole S. Holum. This bell, a gift of the community's grateful young people, was installed in June 1896. When Union High School replaced the original building, the bell was moved to the grade school until 1952. The Stanley and Elmer Moe Museum preserved it during the intervening years and the Robert Wipperfurth family returned it to its original location where it now stands as a symbol of our community heritage.

Erected 1992 by the Class of 1967.

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 month for this entry is June 1896.

Location. 43° 14.869′ N, 89° 20.159′ W. Marker is in DeForest, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is on East Holum Street (County Highway DV) 0.1 miles west of North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 East Holum Street, Deforest WI 53532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Madison.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: De Forest Centennial (approx. ¼ mile away); The De Forest Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Andreas Dahl (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the First Well in DeForest

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(approx. 0.6 miles away); The Story of the Pink Elephant (approx. 2.2 miles away); Token Creek (approx. 4.1 miles away); Ella Wheeler Wilcox (approx. 4.1 miles away); Token Creek Sedge Meadow Trail (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeForest.

Photographed by William J. Toman, October 30, 2010

2. Our Bell Marker

Photographed by William J. Toman, October 30, 2010

3. Our Bell Marker

Photographed by William J. Toman, October 30, 2010

4. The Bell

Inscription: Presented to the De Forest High School by the Young People of De Forest and Vicinity, Mar. 29, 1895.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 877 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 5, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.