Mystery Bell - Lavina Park - Lavina, MT
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N 46° 17.645 W 108° 56.262
12T E 658838 N 5128790
This is THE park in the little town of Lavina, the one real place for picnicking and lazing about under the welcoming shade of a tree.
Waymark Code: WMWAAE
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2017
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In the 100 block on the east side of Main Street, the park fills about three quarters of the block, with a single building to the north, possibly the 1960 post office, occupying the remainder of the block. The entrance is framed by a steel tube arch containing the words Lavina Park and supported by two columns of local fieldstone. Directly in from the entrance is a picnic pavilion with a couple of tables inside.
Off to the north side of the picnic pavilion, just inside the west fence, is a bell, hung about ten feet off the ground on a tower made of welded round steel tubing. The bell is supported by a wood 4 X 4 set atop the tower. Tower and bell are both painted white, with a bit of rust now showing through. Given that the town chose to paint it, we will surmise that the bell is made of iron, as opposed to bronze.
Possibly an old school bell or a fire bell from a fire hall long gone?
