St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Bell Marker

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Foresthill in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Bell

By Barry Swackhamer, June 5, 2011

1. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Bell Marker

Inscription. Cast in Sheffield by Naylor Vickers and Co. -1859 – E. Riepe’s Patent no 1027, arrived in Boston 1862 then shipped around the Horn to San Francisco via boat to Sacramento and by six horse team to Forest Hill. Miners raised $3,500 to pay for it and christened it “Bell of St. Joseph.” Church burned 1952. Monument erected 1958.

Erected 1958 by Placer County Historical Society.

Location. 39° 1.296′ N, 120° 48.634′ W. Marker is in Foresthill, California, in Placer County. Marker is on Foresthill Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24800 Foresthill Road, Foresthill CA 95631, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Foresthill Protestant Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Foresthill General Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Compressed Air Engine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Forest Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Yankee Jim's (approx. 2.8 miles away); Michigan Bluff (approx. 4.2 miles away); Michigan Bluff to Last Chance (approx. 4.3 miles away); Iowa Hill (approx. 6.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Foresthill.

By Barry Swackhamer, June 5, 2011

2. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Bell Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 2, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 208 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.