Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Garfield School Bell
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013
1. Garfield School Bell Marker
Garfield School Building
1880 1916
McShane Bell Foundry
Henry McShane & Co.
Baltimore, Md.
1881
Emporia High School 1880
[cornerstone]
Erected by Garfield School Alumni and Students.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 38° 25.208′ N, 96° 13.407′ W. Marker is in Emporia, Kansas, in Lyon County. Marker is on 18th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Memorial is on the grounds of Emporia High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3302 West 18th Avenue, Emporia KS 66801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Prairie Passages (approx. 0.9 miles away); John B. Anderson Memorial Library (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War II Memorial at St. Catherine's Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Corky (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hovgard Memorial Tower (approx. 2.4 miles away); "Our Flag Was Still There…" (approx. 2.4 miles away); White Memorial Park
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Also see . . .
1. School Block. The Emporia Gazette website entry (Submitted on March 31, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. McShane Bell Foundry. Foundry website homepage (Submitted on March 31, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013
2. Garfield School Bell Foundry Mark
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013
3. Former Emporia High School Cornerstone
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 13, 2013
4. Garfield School Bell Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on August 18, 2020, by Carl Scott Zimmerman of Kirkwood, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 31, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
