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Bell Tower

Placerville, CA
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Type: Monuments/ Statues
Description: Placerville's fire alarm in 1856.
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Olympia, Washington
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 23, 2013

Okay, its a bell tower in town. If this is all this town has going for it, I feel sorry for the locals. The trouble is, there isn't much to do in this place, and the locals get kind of bored, so they have to have a mascot that gives them something to talk about when they leave town and... More

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Placerville, California
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28 reviews 28 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2012

The bell tower is the visual anchor of downtown Placerville. All commerce radiates from this centerpoint. Restaurants, hardware stores, antique stores and friendly businesses

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foothills..ca.
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 31, 2012

It's in town . If you make it here..you cant miss it..come during stagecoach days or in the fall, The tower is in central placerville.

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Sacramento, California
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49 reviews 49 reviews
16 attraction reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

It is a great spot to take photos at. But there is not much else to do!

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Garden Valley, CA
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25 reviews 25 reviews
7 attraction reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 21, 2012

Historic old belltower is on Main Street about center of Plascerville. This historic old town is so worth getting off Hwy 50 to visit. Quaint old shops, cafes and the wests only continuous running hardware store, right on Main. If they don't have it you won't find it. A great place to browse for quaint gifts.

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Cameron Park, California
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28 reviews 28 reviews
22 attraction reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 23, 2012

Part of historic downtown Placerville's history. The Bell Tower's bell was originally constructed to be rung during a fire emergency calling out the volunteers. Placerville, known as HANGTOWN experienced its share of fires, destroying much of the downtown.

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Placerville, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012

Cool old bell tower in the center of town. Decorated for the different annual holidays. Meeting place for groups of people who want to go in different directions but need a centralized meeting place. Easy to spot. Used for different celebrations. Just Cool!!!

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Placerville
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 29, 2011

There really isn't much to the Bell Tower but being located right in the middle of downtown Placerville, it's a nice place to stop and take a break from walking up and down the street.

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Placerville, CA
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8 reviews 8 reviews
7 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2005

The Bell Tower, standing in the center of town, is a monument to the city’s volunteer firemen. The Bell, placed in the tower in the plaza in 1865, was used as an alarm system to call out the firefighters. The tower was erected back in 1856 after three fires that year laid waste to most of the town. The bell... More

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Nice, France
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107 helpful votes 107 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2012
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