Former Church Bell - Cowley, WY
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N 44° 52.988 W 108° 28.151
12T E 699872 N 4973084
The second of two bells on the old Big Horn Academy grounds, this one is in front of the present town hall and museum.
Waymark Code: WM10C9T
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2019
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The Cowley Administration offices are inside the former Big Horn LDS Stake Office and Tithing Building built in 1909. The building is shared with the Cowley Pioneer Museum. The Mormons were the most significant factor in establishing the town of Cowley. They also provided the inspiration and the labor force which created the Sidon Canal. It was the Sidon Canal which supplied the irrigation water from the Shoshone River, making agriculture in this otherwise very dry area possible and, by extension, settlement of the area.
This bell, on the front lawn of the town hall, the "Administration Building", whose yoke is stamped with the words "Steel Alloy Church Bell", is a 26 inch cast iron bell. Since the other is most likely the old school bell, we'll agree that this was likely once a church bell. The present LDS church in Cowley, only yards away, is relatively new, meaning that an older church must have stood here prior to its construction. It was likely the location of this bell until its removal.
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