First Presbyterian Church Bell - Olathe, Ks
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N 38° 52.427 W 094° 49.799
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This 407 pound bell is located in the front lawn of the First Presbyterian Church - 621 S Lee Avenue in Olathe, Ks.
Waymark Code: WMM600
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2014
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This 407 pound bell is located in the front lawn of the First Presbyterian Church. The bell is mounted on a pedestal made of cut stone and topped by concrete. The bell is attached to the pedestal by an iron bracket. The bell has the following text:
Meneleey's West Troy, NY.
There is a worn metal plaque reads:
First Church Bell in Olathe
Rang Christmas 1867
Original Presbyterian Church, 211 N Cherry
Cast by Old Meneely Bell Foundry, West Troy, N. Y.
Weight 407 lbs.
Cost, $219.08
Stamped with Date 1867
Information on Meneely Bell Foundry:
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"The Meneely Bell Foundry was a bell foundry established in 1826 in West Troy (now Watervliet), New York, by Andrew Meneely, a former apprentice in the foundry of Benjamin Hanks. Two of Andrew's sons continued to operate the foundry after his death, while a third son, Clinton H. Meneely, opened a second foundry across the river with George H. Kimberly in Troy, New York in 1870. Initially named the Meneely Bell Company of Troy, this second foundry was reorganized in 1880 as the Clinton H. Meneely Company, then again as the Meneely Bell Company. Together, the two foundries produced about 65,000 bells before they closed in 1952."
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