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Historic Bells Historical Markers
Single bells have been used for signalling purposes for millennia (church bells, clock bells, fog bells, fire bells, plantation bells, school bells, etc.), and sets of bells have been used for musical purposes for almost as long (peals, carillons, chimes, etc.). This series includes all historic markers for which one or more bells 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, even if they are not directly visible from the location of the marker.
Cast in 1889 to commemorate the Town of Louisville Fire Department, this fire bell was located on top of the well house near the ball field. The ringing of the bell alerted volunteers of a fire.
This bell was re-installed and dedicated at . . . — — Map (db m190965) HM
This bell was salvaged from Frisco Railroad steam locomotive No. 734, built in 1905 and scrapped during the early 1950's.
It was donated to Confederate Park by Alf Miller Israel Thompson in memory of Pvt. L. Israel, Co E, 19th Alabama Infantry . . . — — Map (db m129335) HM
Old courthouse clock bell from 1897 to 1917
has been donated to Covington County
this Bicentennial year 1976
by H. Speller Moates and family.
Dedicated to the early settlers of Covington County
Erected in honor of
the . . . — — Map (db m94205) HM
Erected on this site by the Dale County Commission, this bell is made of brass and hung in the clock tower of the courthouse from its completion in 1902 until it was torn down in 1968. The bell was made in 1902 by McShane Bell Foundry Company of . . . — — Map (db m36565) HM
To all military and civilian personnel who have served at Fort Rucker since 1942 with special recognition of those who paid the supreme sacrifice in fighting for freedom throughout the world. The citizens of Ozark are deeply grateful for the . . . — — Map (db m184131) HM WM
In 1878, Rev. James Lazaruth Bryars planted First Baptist Church in the community that would eventually come to be known as Flomaton. The bell was in the original wooden church building located on Palafox Street, and it was moved to the current . . . — — Map (db m146902) HM
After the creation of Houston County in 1903, the old Henry County branch courthouse on the public square in Columbia was converted into the Columbia Elementary School. A bell tower and this bell was added atop the main entrance of the two story . . . — — Map (db m176158) HM
This bell rang over the streets of Dothan from 1905 until 1960 when it was saved from demolition by Dewey Emfinger.
It was loaned to Houston County for display in 2006 by the Emfinger family in honor of Dewey and Beatrice Emfinger.
Thank you to . . . — — Map (db m83779) HM
From 1820 until 1878 this bell hung in the
belfry of the old Elyton courthouse, one-half mile northeast of this spot. In 1861
Jefferson County boys were mustered in
there and the bell tolled them off to war.
John Felix McLaughlin was one of . . . — — Map (db m216063) HM
The Wesleyan Bell was manufactured by the C.S. Bell Company in Hillsboro, Ohio, it is made of alloy steel, has a diameter of 38 inches, and is 24 inches high (not including its yoke). The weight of the bell is 660 pounds. When 350- pounds mountings . . . — — Map (db m28881) HM
For more than a century, this bell rang in the Limestone County Courthouse to notify residents of the time of day and of momentous events. The Courthouse and surrounding Square have been the heart of this community since Limestone County's founding . . . — — Map (db m154199) HM
The light beacon and fog bell in Big Springs International Park were presented as a gift from Norway in 1973.
The light beacon served as one of the guiding lights to the mariner from 1903 to 1966 being situated on the west coast of Norway at . . . — — Map (db m85545) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m76232) HM
On the faithful, stormy morning of April 21, 1995, at about 4:30 a.m., the historic 123-year old Fist Congregational Christian Church was completely destroyed by a fire caused by a bolt of lightning. Miraculously, the church's large wooden cross was . . . — — Map (db m267939) HM
(side 1)
The Liberty Bell was commissioned November 1, 1751, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of William Penn’s Charter of Privileges for his Pennsylvania colony. The radical charter granted religious liberty to persecuted faiths, . . . — — Map (db m101506) HM
This bell tower, an enduring symbol of Alabama's first university, was erected in honor of President George H. Denny, under whose leadership (1911 to 1936) The University of Alabama gained national prominence. Conceived by Jerome M. Britchey and . . . — — Map (db m29610) HM
presents this Clock Tower and Carillon
to the City of Fairbanks
September 20, 1990
commemorating the First Fifty Years of
Rotary Club Service in the Alaskan Interior
1940 - 1990
Rotary Club of Fairbanks, Alaska
During the . . . — — Map (db m257121) HM
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was placed on permanent display at the Treasury by direction of Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. It is a duplicate of the original Liberty Bell in tone as well as in structural details and . . . — — Map (db m70759) HM
Changing Her Mission
November 1943 the St. Mihiel was called to serve the war effort in a different capacity. Once again drafted by the Army,
she was sent to Bethlehem Steel Company shipyards in Boston for repairs and remodeling. She . . . — — Map (db m254793) HM WM
The Emerson School bell and concrete nameplate once graced Flagstaff's first permanent education institution, built by the city with a bond generated in an 1893 election. The following year, the Territorial Legislature encouraged school districts . . . — — Map (db m263147) HM
This #3 bell was manufactured by C.S. Bell Company of Hillsboro, Ohio in 1886. Jonathan Heaton brought the bell to Moccasin on 23 July 1902. On 24 July 1902, he mounted it on the shed west of the Big House.
The crystal metal alloy gave a . . . — — Map (db m255616) HM
Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of
Arizona
by direction of
The Honorable John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational . . . — — Map (db m27632) HM
Amvets National Service Foundation
In Partnership With
The Unified Arizona Veterans And
The Arizona Department Of Veterans Services
Dedicate This Carillon As A Living Memorial
To American Veterans Who Served Their Country
Honorably For . . . — — Map (db m102950) WM
For 75 years this bell tolled throughout Pinedale Valley as a symbol of unity, calling the settlers to school, church and socials and warning of disaster. Purchased in 1892, it hung for many years in a log schoolhouse near this site. Later it was . . . — — Map (db m36666) HM
The bell in this clock tower is one of the two original ship's bells salvaged from the battleship U.S.S. Arizona following the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. In 1944, Wilber L. "Bill" Bowers, UA Class of 1927, discovered the bell . . . — — Map (db m31199) HM
• Cast in 1875
• Stands approximately 3 feet high
• Weighs approximately 800 lbs. with carriage
This bell was cast by W.T. Garratt's Brass and Bell Foundry in San Francisco, California in 1875. A sailing ship brought the bell up the . . . — — Map (db m185957) HM
In 1883 a bell was installed in the tower of the new three-story brick building at Altus, Arkansas, which housed Central Collegiate Institute (later Hendrix College). It is believed this is the bell which hung in the tower until the building burned . . . — — Map (db m237133) HM
Authorized 1857. Manufactured
1858. First used 1859. Ringing out
from Independence County's
second courthouse, the first on
this site, this bell summoned
citizens to meetings, warned
them of danger, and called them
to celebrate. Today it . . . — — Map (db m221140) HM
This bell was in use at the school at Lone Pine 1921-1953. The bricks in this monument were made on the site and used to build the Hagarville Academy in 1918. — — Map (db m225423) HM
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Arkansas by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence . . . — — Map (db m128491) HM
AMVETS in conjunction with the
Citizens of the area
dedicated this carillon as a
living memorial to
Arkansas-Oklahoma Veterans
who served their country honorably
for the Cause of Freedom
November 11, 1986
Fort Smith National . . . — — Map (db m92342) WM
This bell rang from the bell tower of the magnificent courthouse that graced this site for seventy-nine years before the present structure was built in 1976. The former courthouse was built in 1897 by Judge John S.R. Cowan of Hughes at a cost of . . . — — Map (db m172208) HM WM
This antique fire bell was used to notify Livermore Volunteer Firefighters of a fire in their community from 1875 until replaced by an electric siren in 1919. — — Map (db m204228) HM
This antique fire bell was used to notify Pleasanton Volunteer Firefighters of a fire in their community from 1908 until replaced by an electric siren in 1919. — — Map (db m204231) HM
Within the bell
The following is inscribed
"Hung by G. Chisholm, Dan Ramazzotti
Oct. 18, 1907
Director – F. N. Soracco, F. Warner
E. Deacon – Sutter Creek Fire Co.
Cast by A. Fulton’s Son and Company
Pittsburg, PA.
Ordered by . . . — — Map (db m94750) HM
Sutter Creek's first fire bell was ordered by William M. Tucker (1843-1910) for the Sutter Creek Fire Company.
The bell hung in a wooden bell tower in the late 1800s at the fire station near the corner of Spanish St. and Keyes St.
The bell was . . . — — Map (db m94751) HM
The Thomas Starr King Bell was donated to the town of Volcano by Unitarian preacher Thomas Starr King in 1862, who was greatful to the town for its support for the Union and the election of Abraham Lincoln. The bell was originally located at the . . . — — Map (db m101341) HM
[ Upper Marker ]
This property
Magalia
Community Church
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
[ Lower Marker ]
The Magalia . . . — — Map (db m29609) HM
Fashioned as either small ornaments or large enough to be heard for miles, bells have long been a part of human history and culture. First appearing around 2000 B.C. as simple percussion instruments, they continue to celebrate special events to this . . . — — Map (db m101587) HM
[Displayed at the Copperopolis Elementary School are a bell and a cannon along with their accompanying markers:]
The Bell
This bell cast in 1860, the first school in Copperopolis in 1862. The bell yoke shows repair, break . . . — — Map (db m19793) HM
From New York in 1900 to the present day in California; from cookhouse to firehouse this bell has been a part of Vallecito’s history.
In 1906, Beach Thompson needing water for his hydraulic mining, and investors in San Francisco needing . . . — — Map (db m32727) HM
Used from about 1880 to 1940 in the second Alamo school building which stood at the east side of Danville Blvd. near Stone Valley Road. — — Map (db m154889) HM
During the U.S. Bicentennial, President Gerald R. Ford dedicated a replica of the Liberty Bell as a war memorial. The bell was donated by the local Soroptimist International chapter. Liberty Bell Plaza covers the confluence of the two creeks that . . . — — Map (db m91565) HM WM
Mr. Beardsley was a former teacher and served as Kern County Superintendent of Schools from 1874 to 1877.
This bell reputed to be the first school bell in Kern County, was purchased by the district in the 1880’s and called children to school . . . — — Map (db m297339) HM
Original El Camino Bell,
erected 1913 by
Board of Supervision,
and Oak Tree used to
dispense justice.
City of Calabasas
Erected 1913 by Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors. — — Map (db m246167) HM
The Schoolhouse Bell once hung in the original Calabasas School, a one
room Victorian style building with a bell tower, which was constructed in
1890 at 24454 Calabasas Road. Around 1925, a new Spanish Colonial
Revival style structure was built . . . — — Map (db m156909) HM
This dinner bell
was used on
the San Rafael Ranch,
1890 - 1920.
Presented to
the Church of the Angels
by the San Rafael Ranch Co. — — Map (db m149010) HM
Dominated by a shingled belfry and resonant bell, the first
schoolhouse in the Crescenta-Cañada Valley was erected on
this site in 1888.
Rehung in 1914, this bell summoned children to school until it
was dismantled in 1948, when it began . . . — — Map (db m147003) HM
These bells are part of a Carillon cast especially for Biola in 1914. For nearly half-a-century they rang over downtown Los Angeles, from high above Biola’s campus at 6th and Hope Streets. They were the musical partner to the landmark “Jesus Saves” . . . — — Map (db m201275) HM
This replica of the “Bell of Dolores” was presented to the City of Los Angeles by the Republic of Mexico in 1968. This cherished relic of Mexican history represents not only Mexico’s bid for freedom, but also the beginning of democracy here in . . . — — Map (db m162015) HM
This huge bell was contributed by Mr. Yehan
Numata of Tokyo, Japan, the president of the
Buddhist Promoting Foundation. It is Mr. Numata's
sincere desire to share the blessings and
teachings of Buddha with all mankind.
In . . . — — Map (db m279928) HM
The World Peace Bell is an internationally recognized symbol of world peace. The bell is cast
from coins and medals donated by 103 countries and represents a common bond among the
nations of the world.
The World Peace Bell Association, . . . — — Map (db m220125) HM
El Camino Real is Spanish for "The Royal Road” or "The Kings Highway". Originally the
El Camino Real was the 700 mile road that connected the 21 California Missions. They stretch
from San Diego to Sonoma. Each mission was one day's journey by . . . — — Map (db m200792) HM
This bell was cast at the
McShane Foundry,
Baltimore Maryland in 1897.
It was commissioned for the
belltower of the original
Immaculate Conception Church on
the corner of Bakman and Weddington
in 1927.
In 1939, it was then installed . . . — — Map (db m257867) HM
On July 16, 1769, padre Junipero Serra
dedicated the first of 21 missions to be
established in Alta California. These
missions along what is today known as
El Camino Real are located one day's ride
apart. Mission bells symbolizing the
founding . . . — — Map (db m155801) HM
The bell in the tower of this station was fabricated by the C.S. Bell Company of Hillsboro, Ohio. It weighs approximately 400 pounds and measures 30 inches in diameter at the base. The bell originally hung in the belfry of Saugus Elementary School, . . . — — Map (db m143725) HM
Bell from Novato Grammar School
Redwood and Grant Ave. Built 1875
The bell was cast by the Gould’s Manufacturing Co., Seneca Falls, N.Y. at a cost of $25.00
Donated by the Manzoni Family — — Map (db m213779) HM
The bell from the James M. Donahue
ferry built in 1875 by Wm. E. Collyer
for the San Francisco & North Pacific
Railroad. Owned by Peter Donahue,
she provided service from Tiburon to
San Francisco until 1922.
Her remains lay under the San . . . — — Map (db m186786) HM
Cast in England and brought around the Horn. First bell in Fort Bragg. It
hung in the steeple from 1890-1952. It summoned worshipers to church, sounded
fire alarms and curfew. — — Map (db m152830) HM
Junípero Serra
Serra played a decisive role in the European settlement of the New World. He was born Miquel José Serra in Petra on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca on November 24, 1713. Though not an assuming figure and plagued by ill . . . — — Map (db m143467) HM
This bell was salvaged from the ruins of the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco and hung at the McMenamin’s Mission Inn.
Robert C. Littlefield acquired it in 1961 and placed it in his garden home.
His widow Patricia donated it to the . . . — — Map (db m63222) HM
This bell cast in 1848, hung from 1854 until 1896 in the Pioneer Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). On demolition of the church, the bell was rescued by Senator C.L. LaRue. Presented by the Ellis McLanahan family, In the interest of local . . . — — Map (db m49553) HM
In 1869, near this location, Mr. Benjamin F. Kellogg helped establish the pioneer farming community of Fairview. In 1870 Mr. Kellogg donated land for the first Fairview school, built at today's Ball Road and Euclid Avenue. By 1888 the school, one of . . . — — Map (db m59762) HM
In 1900, the Wardlow Family donated one acre of farm land for a school located on this site.
This bell is from that first school in Fountain Valley. — — Map (db m298785) HM
In the Tradition of the bells first brought to the Mission Basilica and the Valley of San Juan Capistrano in 1775; these eight bells were cast in 1984 (across the Sea) at the Petit and Fristen Foundry in Holland.
Donated by
ARTHUR . . . — — Map (db m195063) HM
Cast in Sheffield by Naylor Vickers and Co. -1859 – E. Riepe’s Patent no 1027, arrived in Boston 1862 then shipped around the Horn to San Francisco via boat to Sacramento and by six horse team to Forest Hill. Miners raised $3,500 to pay for it and . . . — — Map (db m209525) HM
Bell from Locomotive 66 Eldora Railroad built from Eldora, IA. to Ackley, IA. In 1866 now part of the Minneapolis & St. Louis R.R. — — Map (db m233203) HM
An Imperial Temple Bell from The
Manchu Temple in Nanjing, China.
This 3500 pound bell was cast of iron alloy
during the reign of Emperor Quang Hsu,
(1875AD - 1908AD) around the time of
The Boxer Revolution.
From 1898 to 1908 the . . . — — Map (db m233202) HM
Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of
California
by direction of
The Honorable John W. Snyder
Secretary of Treasury
As the . . . — — Map (db m14837) HM
(Left Side of Base Holding Bell)
Only battleship
built on the
Pacific Coast
Launched at
Mare Island
Navy Yard
Nov. 20, 1919
Ship’s bell
dedicated and
rung for the
last time by
Governor
Earl Warren
Oct. 27, 1949
. . . — — Map (db m70035) HM WM
As part of our nation’s maritime history, USS Sacramento steamed more than one-half million miles during her proud service in the United States Navy.
She logged 64,000 miles convoying 483 ships through submarine-infested European waters . . . — — Map (db m16483) HM
In 1883, in honor of the City being named after her late husband, Mrs. David Colton donated this bell to the original Colton Schoolhouse. The bell was rung each morning, announcing the start of the school day. When a new school was constructed, the . . . — — Map (db m300103) HM
The Santa Margarita Ranch House Bell. It is not known where the Santa Margarita Ranch House Bell was cast or in what year it was first hung in the arch on the front porch of the ranch house.
It has been suggested that it may have been brought . . . — — Map (db m117060) HM
El Camino Real began in San Diego and followed a coastal route later named Highway 101. In the early 1900s, bells were placed on this route to guide travelers to nearby Spanish Missions. This is an exact replica of the original bell and is . . . — — Map (db m193450) HM
In 1908 guidepost bells were placed along the El Camino Real to guide early travelers and to preserve the historic route which linked California's missions beginning in 1769. — — Map (db m243695) HM
An original carving by Steven Berardi inspired by the search of the bells of the Mission of Santa Ysabel. The padre and the Indians bought two bells 150 years ago for six burro load of barley. The oldest bells in California, made in 1723 and . . . — — Map (db m297855) HM
On the early morning of Sunday September 16th.; A.D. 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his church in the town of Dolores, in the now state of Guanajuato, calling the people to mass and to bear arms against the . . . — — Map (db m162986) HM
From 1863-1888 St. Mary's College was located within what now are the boundaries of St. John's Parish. The original St. Mary's bell was placed in the west tower of St. John's church in 1903. The bell was removed from the tower in 1979 and returned . . . — — Map (db m176584) HM
In 1899 this fire bell was cast in bronze in San Francisco by W.T. Garrett Company and weighs 2500 pounds. It was originally installed atop a 60 foot wooden tower which ironically burned down in the Great Fire of 1901. It was then reinstalled . . . — — Map (db m196042) HM
Retired Morgan Hill teacher Belle McCormick celebrated her 100th birthday on May 2, 2006. She brought the bell with her from Montana when she moved to Morgan Hill with her husband and daughters. It held a place of honor in front of her home from . . . — — Map (db m213055) HM
In 1874, a fire swept through the New Almaden community destroying many miner's homes. To prevent the recurrence of such a disaster, mine manager James Randol organized a local bucket brigade and ordered the construction of a bell tower and a . . . — — Map (db m114662) HM
From 1907 to 1925 this bell was used to summon the volunteer firemen of the town of Mayfield. First used at College Avenue and El Camino Real. The bell was transferred to the town hall at El Camino Real and California Avenue in 1921. When Mayfield . . . — — Map (db m91031) HM
Cast to commemorate the California State Normal School in 1881, this 3,000-pound bell was rung at 8 a.m. each morning until the earthquake stilled its voice in 1906. In 1910, the bell was re-installed in the maim building of the newly constructed . . . — — Map (db m52640) HM
These two artifacts were part of Sunnyvale's first City Hall, a
Spanish-style building located at the corner of South
Murphy Avenue and McKinley Avenue. Constructed in 1929,
the building was demolished in 1969. This City Hall Bell was
made by . . . — — Map (db m163130) HM
At this location, an “El Camino Real” mission bell marker previously stood. Its removal was requested by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, descendants of the indigenous peoples taken to the Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista missions.
In November of . . . — — Map (db m203217) HM
This bell, cast of steel, in Sheffield, England in 1860, was the “start work” and “stop work” signal on Mare Island Navy Yard for many years. Restored by shipyard apprentices at the Mare Island Apprentice School
Seal:
Mare Island . . . — — Map (db m217292) HM
The Children's Bell Tower is dedicated to children everywhere. It was inspired by the death of seven-year old Nicholas Green of Bodega Bay who was shot by highway robbers while on vacation with his parents in Italy, on September 29, 1994.
All . . . — — Map (db m87570) HM
St. Francis Vineyards & Winery was named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of animals and ecology, and founder of the Franciscan order that established missions throughout California.
Francis Bernardone was born in Assisi, Umbria, . . . — — Map (db m307590) HM
This bell was for many years at the honor farm at Frank Raines Park in the Del Puerto Canyon and was returned to Patterson because it was believed to be either the old Las Palmas School bell or the Presbyterian Church bell, both structures which are . . . — — Map (db m27357) HM
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