Mission San Francisco Solano Bell - Sonoma, CA
N 38° 17.619 W 122° 27.365
10S E 547563 N 4238536
This historic bell resides in front of a former mission, now a state historic park.
Waymark Code: WMPY9Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2015
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Located in front of a former mission known as the Mission San Francisco Solano is a historic bell dating from 1829. I was able to locate a website
here devoted to this former mission and it even highlights this bell and it reads:
Now, take a walk back down the sidewalk to examine the Mission bell. It’s dated 1829, six years after the founding of the Mission, and is the only survivor of the original bells at the Mission. It was cast in Mexico and even though Mexico had taken over the territories from Spain the bell still has the crown top. Apparently Mexican bell-foundries kept using the old molds after independence from Spain. If you are at the Mission in October try to attend the blessing of the grapes which is performed in front of the bell.
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