Everest in Brown County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
School Bell - 1886
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
1. School Bell - 1886 Marker
Erected 1968 by Everest Lions Club.
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.
Location. 39° 40.646′ N, 95° 25.614′ W. Marker is in Everest, Kansas, in Brown County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the public library grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 640 Main Street, Everest KS 66424, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honnell - Means Honor Garden (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Everest Honor Garden (about 800 feet away); Everest 125th Anniversary (about 800 feet away); The "Three Amigos" Tree (about 800 feet away); Prairie Flower Garden (about 800 feet away); The Founders of Everest (approx. 0.2 miles away); First REA Project in Kansas (approx. 5 miles away); "Four Horsemen of the Lines" (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Everest.
Also see . . .
1. Brown County, Kansas in Cutler's History (1883). Kansas Collection Books
this page online
2. C. S. Bell and His Bell Foundry. Tower Bells website entry (Submitted on October 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
2. School Bell - 1886 and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2014
3. School Bell - 1886
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
4. Former Everest Public School
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
