Former Center Christian Church bell, Montgomery County, IN
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N 40° 08.962 W 087° 01.058
16T E 498498 N 4444335
This is a Bowlden Church Bell No. 32, 32 inch diameter bell, made from steel in Northville, Michigan, by the American Bell Foundry Company.
Waymark Code: WMG6NV
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2013
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This bell was originally from the Center Christian Church, which was located approximately one mile north of the cemetery, and was active from 1867 until 1989. The building still exists and was later converted into a home.
The bell is marked
American Bell Foundry Co.
Northville Mich. USA
This is a Bowlden Church Bell No. 32, 32 inch diameter bell, made from steel in Northville, Michigan, by the American Bell Foundry Company.
The American Bell Foundry Company was started in 1895, and was incorporated in 1899. In 1920 the company was sold to a firm from Ohio. 4 years later, the company name was changed to Bell Furnace & Manufacturing Co. and bell manufacture began to be phased out.
There is a stone memorial marked
Center Christian Church
1867 - 1989
With a picture depicting the old church.
This bell sits in front of a wrought iron cemetery name sign for the Oakland Cemetery, near Elmdale in Coal Creek township, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA. The sign was placed there in 1917.
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