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Cloke Plaza bell

Coordinates: 44°54′06″N 68°40′04″W / 44.90162°N 68.66785°W / 44.90162; -68.66785
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Cloke Plaza bell
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EtymologyNamed for Paul Cloke, dean of the College of Engineering from 1925–50
Location
LocationUniversity of Maine, Orono, Maine
Coordinates44°54′06″N 68°40′04″W / 44.90162°N 68.66785°W / 44.90162; -68.66785
History
Hung in Wingate Hall1894
Fire at Wingate Hall1943
Plaza dedication2014
Materials
CampanileStainless steel mesh

The Cloke Plaza bell is a bell located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine in the Cloke Plaza. It is located near Neville Hall, Barrows Hall, and the East Annex Building. The bell rings every hour on the hour, the number of rings corresponding to the hour. The bell that was used is called the Wingate bell and was a bell that had been previously in use on the University of Maine Orono campus at Wingate Hall.[1] This was also the site of an accident reported in the Bangor Daily News in 2009.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Buster. "Cloke Plaza". Buster Simpson. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ Bloch, Jessica. "Concrete pouring cited in accident". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 3 October 2015.