Menomonie in Dunn County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bell Monument
In 1914, the bell's striking mechanism became inoperative and was not repaired. For years students climbed the stairs of the tower and struck the bell with hammers to celebrate football victories and other events. As a result of this treatment, the bell cracked and no longer rang. The bell remained in the tower and was replaced by an electric carillon to mark time for the campus and the community. In 1997, the bell was removed and the carillon was replaced with five bronze bells - the result of several generous donations to the Stout University Foundation, Inc.
In 1999, a faculty member and several students designed this monument to display this historic bell. The bell stands here in its final home, a tribute to the impressive history of this institution, but still a symbol of its promising future.
Monument design team:
Faculty member: Benjamin Pratt Students: David Larson, David Loewe, Deborah Podsedly
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.
Location. 44° 52.325′ N, 91° 55.557′ W. Marker is in Menomonie, Wisconsin, in Dunn County. The marker is on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stout and is just south of the Memorial Student Center (302 E. 10th Ave.). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Menomonie WI 54751, 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. Historic Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gateway to the Historic Corridor (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Honor of Company H (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mabel Tainter Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stori House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Stephen Tainter (approx. 1.4 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery / Earliest Evergreen Burials (approx. 1.4 miles away); Chippewa Valley White Pine (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Menomonie.
More about this monument. The marker is along the pathway west of the bell monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2015, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2015, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on September 11, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.