Former City Hall Bell Fall River, MA
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N 41° 42.075 W 071° 09.336
19T E 320640 N 4618852
The bell here was in the tower of the old city hall of Fall River until the building was torn down to make way for I-195 below.
Waymark Code: WMH776
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2013
Views: 5
In Fall River, at a plaza overlooking I-195, is a bell display.
The display is located west of North Main Street and is at the intersection of this, Pocasset, and Frontage Road.
The bell is mounted on steel square beams, on top of a concrete wall. On the bell is engraved
"MC Shane Fountry Co.
Baltimore, MD
1908"
A stone marker by the bell has text engraved as follows:
"This bell is from the old city hall tower demolished to make way for I-195 in 1962.
Dedicated in Sept 1985
A Chamber Foundation Project with Business Community Contributions"
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