Grant in Marshall County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Pennsylvania Bell Tower

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

1. Pennsylvania Bell Tower Marker

Inscription. Built as a water tower in 1937 by her husband in honor of Mrs. Harper Donelson Sheppard, Pennsylvania State Regent 1935-1938, and created a Bell Tower in 1973 upon the installation of a Carillion by the Pennsylvania Daughters in honor of Mrs. Harold Arthur Russell, Pennsylvania State Regent 1971-1974.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Historic Bells series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 34° 32.062′ N, 86° 15.174′ W. Marker is in Grant, Alabama, in Marshall County. It is on Main Street. Next to D.A.R. Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grant AL 35747, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kate Duncan Smith - Daughters of the American Revolution School (within shouting distance of this marker); Becker Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grant, Alabama: A Scenic Mountain Town (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cathedral Caverns (approx. 3 miles away); Whitaker Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hayden Cemetery

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(approx. 7 miles away); Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Poplar Ridge School (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grant.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Decatur County (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

2. Pennsylvania Bell Tower Marker

Presented by
H.D. Sheppard
Hanover, Penn.,
To the Children of the
Kate Duncan Smith
D.A.R. School.
1937

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

3. Pennsylvania Bell Tower Marker

This Water System
was presented to
Kate Duncan Smith
D.A.R School
By the
Pennsylvania Society N.S.D.A.R
In honor of
Their State Regent
Mrs. Harlow B. Kirkpatrick
1947-1950

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

4. Pennsylvania Bell Tower Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

5. Pennsylvania Bell Tower Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

6. Pennsylvania Bell Tower Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 14, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.