Grace Church Bell 1872 - Gananoque, Ontario
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N 44° 19.756 W 076° 09.715
18T E 407360 N 4909100
Bell crafted in 1872 and moved to a few locations. Currently on display at ground level outside Grace United Church
Waymark Code: WMY2EH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/07/2018
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The bell was crafted in West Troy NY (presumably in the Meneely Bell Foundry) in 1872. Two plaques provide a timeline or the history of this bell:
GRACE CHURCH BELL
1873
CHURCH BELL PLACED IN TOWER OF METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LOCATED EAST OF HERE ON SOUTH SIDE OF PINE STREET. THIS WAS THE FIRST CHURCH SPIRE ERECTED IN GANANOQUE.
1884
BELL MOVED TO WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH (ALSO KNOWN AS "THE STONE CHURCH"), LOCATED ON THE CORNER, AFTER UNION OF THE METHODIST BODIES IN 1884. THIS CHURCH BECAME GRACE METHODIST CHURCH
1925
AFTER THE UNION OF 1925 THIS CHURCH BECAME GRACE UNITED CHURCH
1952
BELL REMOVED FROM THE CHURCH TOWER FOR STRUCTURAL AND SAFETY REASONS
1979
CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE
1981
OFFICIAL RE-OPENING OCTOBER 25, 1992 156TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY AND RE-DEDICATION OF BELL ON CHURCH PROPERTY
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