Reisterstown in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Original Bell of the Franklin Academy
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
1. Original Bell of the Franklin Academy Marker
Erected here by the
Franklin Chapter of
Future Farmers of America
Erected 1960 by Franklin Chapter of Future Farmers of America.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
Location. 39° 26.947′ N, 76° 49.086′ W. Marker is in Reisterstown, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Reisterstown Road (Maryland Route 140) north of Franklin Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at Franklin High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12000 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown MD 21136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School (here, next to this marker); Hannah More Academy (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); From the Great Wagon Road to Main Street (approx. 1.1 miles away); Becoming Reisterstown (approx. 1.1 miles away); Buffalo Soldiers (approx. 1.2 miles away); John and Margaret Reister
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Also see . . . Franklin High School (Reisterstown MD) History. (Submitted on April 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
2. Original Bell of the Franklin Academy and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
3. Original Bell of the Franklin Academy
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
4. Original Bell of the Franklin Academy Maker's Mark
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
5. Former Franklin Academy
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
