Original Courthouse Bell - Howard, KS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 37° 28.189 W 096° 15.718
14S E 742136 N 4150513
Strange wording on this marker, the bell is ...but then again ... it isn't. They bought a bell for the courthouse tower, but it never got out of the yard.
Waymark Code: WMV667
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Four For All
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County of bell: Elk County
Location of bell: 127 N. Pine St., courthouse lawn, Howard
Marker erected by: Elk County Historical Society

Text on Bell:

Made for Seth Thomas Clock Co.
New York and Chicago.

Plaque text:

ORIGINAL COURTHOUSE BELL
Purchased - 1919 - Weight 800#
This bell never was installed in the courthouse. The 1200 pound Purcell School Bell, which now rings in the clock tower, was favored because of better quality. It was firsts installed in February, 1920.

Marker Name: Original Courthouse Bell

Marker Type: Other (Please identify in marker text)

Marker text:
This bell never was installed in the courthouse. The 1200 pound Purcell School Bell, which now rings in the clock tower, was favored because of better quality. It was fists installed in February, 1920. Erected by Elk County Historical Society

Marker Location: Elk

Name of agency setting marker: Other (Please identify in marker text)

Year Marker Placed: Not listed

Official Marker Number: Not listed

Marker Web Address: Not listed
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