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B. J. Bernhard & Company,
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- St. Helens
Sculpture
(Warrior Rock Bell), (sculpture).
Artist:
B. J. Bernhard & Company, founder.
Title:
(Warrior Rock Bell), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
(Fog Bell), (sculpture).
(Old Faithful), (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1855. Relocated 1881. Relocated 1889. Relocated 1969. Rededicated 1970.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 35 in. x Diam. 44 in. (1,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On side of bell:) CAST BY BERNHARD & CO. 1855 [illegible] Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bell rests on a flat base. A sign arched over the bell gives a brief history.
Subject:
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- St. Helens
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Columbia County Historical Society, County Courthouse Plaza, St. Helens, Oregon 97051
Located Plaza Park, St. Helens, Oregon
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of United States Coast Guard, Warrior Rock Lighthouse, Oregon 1889-1969.
Formerly in the collection of United States Coast Guard, Puget Sound, West Point, Seattle Harbor, Seattle, Washington 1881-1889.
Formerly located Cape Disappointment, Oregon 1855-1881.
Remarks:
Gift of the United States Coast Guard. The bell was used by the Coast Guard in various locations in the States of Oregon and Washington, including Cape Disappointment, Seattle Harbor and Warrior Rock on Sauvie Island. In 1969, the lighthouse on Warrior Rock which housed the bell was struck by a barge. The Coast Guard then donated it to the Columbia County Historical Society. IAS files contain a related article from the journal, Columbia County History (Oregon) v. IX, 1970.
The nearby plaque reads: WARRIOR ROCK BELL/CAST IN PHILADELPHIA/IN 1855, THIS FOGBELL/WAS FIRST PLACED IN SERVICE/AT CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT/AT THE MOUTH OF/THE COLUMBIA RIVER./IN 1889 THE BELL WAS/PLACED IN A NEWLY/CONSTRUCTED LIGHTHOUSE/AT WARRIOR ROCK ON/THE NORTH END OF/SAUVIE ISLAND ABOUT/ONE MILE S. E. OF THIS/LOCATION. DURING TIMES/OF FOG, THE BELL COULD/BE HEARD FROM HERE AS IT/WARNED SHIPS AWAY FROM/THE DANGEROUS ROCK/THE BELL, OR/"OLD FAITHFUL" AS IT WAS/OFTEN CALLED, REMAINED/AT WARRIOR ROCK FOR 80/YEARS. IN JULY OF 1969/A BARGE BROKE AWAY AND/DESTROYED THE LIGHTHOUSE./THE BELL WAS RECOVERED/AND DONATED TO THE/COLUMBIA COUNTY/HISTORICAL SOCIETY/BY THE U. S. COAST GUARD.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1992.
Columbia County History (Oregon) IX (1970): pg. 7-15.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS OR000371
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