Western Normal College Bell

Western Normal College Bell (HM1N5U)

Location: Shenandoah, IA 51601 Page County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 45.938', W 95° 22.569'

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After Shenandoah's Western Normal College burned for the second time in 1917 (the first fire was in 1891 when Henry Field was a student there) this bell was taken from the ashes of that fire and put atop Henry Field's "seedhouse" at 407 Sycamore Street in Shenandoah. It remained there until 1960 when, to facilitate repairs to that building the bell was removed and put in storage. In July 1975 it was enshrined here as a symbol of the history of Shenandoah and Henry Field's.
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Date Added Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 299447 N 4515456
Decimal Degrees40.76563333, -95.37615000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 45.938', W 95° 22.569'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 45' 56.28" N, 95° 22' 34.14" W
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Area Code(s)712
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-211 N Railroad St, Shenandoah IA 51601, US
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