Butler Church Bell - Fairfield, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 43.584 W 096° 09.488
14R E 769273 N 3513623
Black metal bell on a rock base on the lawn of the Freestone County Historical Museum.
Waymark Code: WMW47P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2017
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The yoke has Goulds Mfg Co. No. 5 Seneca, NY. This is a cast iron bell.
Historical Marker Text:
Said to have come from riverboat "S. A. Ruthven", which plied Trinity River until it was sunk in 1873 at Parker's Bluff. Butler Church acquired bell and used it for many years. In 1963, after the church was razed, Mrs. Clay Burkhart purchased bell, donated it to county museum in 1964
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