The Old School Bell - Time Capsule - Midvale, Utah
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N 40° 37.448 W 111° 48.940
12T E 431012 N 4497353
Old Butler Schoolhouse, restored bell tower with time capsule below.
Waymark Code: WMB0QV
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2011
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Enclosed in the bottom of the bell tower is a time capsule to be opened July 24, 2047.
For three decades, the 1893 bell was an integral part of the lives of Butlerville reaidents. The bell tower was torn down in 1936 and Merlin Butler saved the historic bell. He later gave the bell to Ormand S. Coulam who kept the bell on his premises until 1960 when his property was sold. Knowing of Norma and Grant Winn's interest in preserving the bell, he presented in to thwem for safekeeping. They did so for 35 years.
In the spring of 1995, Carol (Winn) Woodside, daughter of Norma and Grant, turned the bell over to John Wilkinson. It was John's longtime dream to have the bell returned to the site where originally hung. After his death in 1996, the Historic Butler School Preservation Committee, undertook the task to fufill John's dream. This was realized on July 4, 1997, when the bell and tower were dedicated.
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