Old Elko Fire Bell

According to the early history of Elko, Nevada, this curfew and fire bell played a vital role for local citizenry. It often rang to signal disastrous fires, deaths of celebrities, and celebrations.

Harbinger of both good tidings and bad, the ...

Magalia Community Church / The Magalia Schoolhouse Bell

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This property

Magalia

Community Church

Has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States

Department of the Interior

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The Magalia

Schoolhouse Bell

The bell now hangs in the belfry of the Old Magalia Community Church, with the original church ...

Belle Mont

Built between 1828 and 1832, Belle Mont is a foremost example of Jeffersonian Palladian Architecture in the deep south and one of Alabama's first great plantation houses.

It was build for Dr. Alexander W. Mitchell, a native of Virginia, and ...

Tolling Bell

This tolling bell originally hung on a dam near Prairie du Sac, WI. and was manned by "Cap" Dinsmore, (father of Lee Dinsmore) during World War II to warn against flooding or sabotage. It has been donated to our cemetery ...

Campbell & Hatch Saloon and Billiard Parlor

1881

Bob Hatch and John Campbell opened a billiard parlor in 1880. Bob Hatch was a colorful character and an amateur thespian. It was said he kept a jar of frogs on the counter as their croaking helped him predict ...

Kimbell House

Built circa 1848 by Isham Kimbell on Lower Commerce Street. Given to city by Woodson family and moved

to this site in 1977 by Jackson Historical Commission, successors to Jackson Bi-Centennial Committee, with a grant from the M. W. Smith, ...

Bell County

Settlement began on Lampasas River, 1847. Created Jan. 22, organized Aug. 1, 1850. Named for Peter Hansbrough Bell (1812-1898), native of Virginia; veteran of Battle of San Jacinto; served in Somervell expedition to stop Mexico's Raids into Texas; officer in ...

Gunn-Bellenger House

Built in 1886 for Edward Tracy Hollingsworth, a prominent merchant and banker, this two-story Victorian - style house with mansard roof is one of the few surviving examples of late-nineteenth century architecture in Gadsden. The original complex included a detached ...

John Bell House

The 18th-century front section of this structure is the oldest surviving wood building in Dover. It is being restored to serve as an interpretive center for the First State heritage Park.The 20th-century rear additions will be removed to return the ...

Bellamy - Ferriday House

In This House

Rev. Joseph Bellamy

Held the Earliest

Theological School

1738 – 1789

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street North (Connecticut Route 61) and West Road (Connecticut Route 132), on the left when traveling north on Main ...