Original Town Hall Bell - Milan, OH
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vhasler
N 41° 17.895 W 082° 36.315
17T E 365604 N 4573109
Originally installed 1891 weighing 821 pounds.
Waymark Code: WM6YZA
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2009
Views: 1
Plaque at bell reads:
Original Bell Installed
May 1891
Wt. 821 lbs Cost $0.20 lb
June 26, 1998
Lightning struck and burned the complete tower
Refurbishing completed Labor Day 1998
The bell now displayed at ground level to the west of the town hall on the city square.
Bell inscription:
MC Shane Bells Foundry
Baltimore, MD
1891
This firm, started in 1856, is still in business in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
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