The John Brown Bell

The John Brown Bell (HM2FDP)

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N 39° 35.869', W 77° 49.238'

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In May 1861, Company I, 13th Massachusetts Infantry was on patrol in Harpers Ferry, and found the engine house where John Brown's raid ended on October 17, 1859. The bell was still in place, and knowing their hometown hook and ladder company needed a bell (many of them were firemen), they decided to take the bell, and brought it with them to Williamsport.

While stationed in the town, Company I became friends with Elizabeth Ensminger who supplied them with bread. When the company was ordered to Virginia, they entrusted Elizabeth with the bell.

In September 1892, six of the original fifteen soldiers returned to Williamsport to see Elizabeth (then Snyder). They discovered that she had hung the bell in her back yard, and rang it on special occasions.

The men raised the money to bring the bell to Marlborough, where it now hangs in Union Commons Park.
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HM NumberHM2FDP
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Date Added Saturday, April 6th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 257806 N 4386921
Decimal Degrees39.59781667, -77.82063333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 35.869', W 77° 49.238'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 35' 52.14" N, 77° 49' 14.28" W
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