Union Bridge in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blue Ridge College Bell
1898 - 1913
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2015
1. Blue Ridge College Bell Marker
Donated by Isaac A. and Betty Myers Sayler through Plymouth Masonic Lodge erected by Union Bridge Business Association
Erected 2009 by Union Bridge Business Association.
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 date for this entry is June 20, 2009.
Location. 39° 33.909′ N, 77° 10.699′ W. Marker is in Union Bridge, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 75) and White Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Bell and monument are in the Lehigh Portland Cement Company park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 South Main Street, Union Bridge MD 21791, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Safety Follows Wisdom (within shouting distance of this marker); World's First Reaping Machine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Birthplace of William Henry Rinehart (approx. 0.4 miles away); Western Maryland Railway Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pipe Creek Meeting (approx. half a mile
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Also see . . .
1. Blue Ridge College mentioned in New Windsor History. Town webpage (Submitted on December 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. McShane Bell Foundry. Foundry website homepage (Submitted on December 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2015
2. Blue Ridge College Image on Bell Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2015
3. Union Bridge Cement Plant on Blue Ridge College Bell Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2015
4. Blue Ridge College Bell Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2015
5. Blue Ridge College Bell Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 21, 2015
6. Blue Ridge College Bell
Baltimore, Md. 1900
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
