Knoxville in Ray County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Church of the Holy Trinity Bell

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

1. Church of the Holy Trinity Bell Dedication

Inscription.

Presented by the
St. Ruth Society
of
The Church of the Holy Trinity
St. Joseph, Missouri
Easter, 1888
Ring out the darkness of the land
Ring in the Christ that is to be
[Back]
McShane Bell Foundry
Henry McShane & Co.
Baltimore, Md.
Trademark.
1888.
[New Memorial]
In Memory of

Esther J. O'Dell, October 2, 1930-July 28, 2011

Billie D. Fields, May 16, 1930-July 13, 2013

Jimmy Don Burnett, January 5, 1947-November 23, 2013

Dalton Shane Rardon, September 20, 1991-June 16, 2014

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 39° 26.06′ N, 94° 0.671′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Missouri, in Ray County. It is on State Highway 13 one mile south of State Highway HH, on the right when traveling south. Bell is at the Knoxville Community Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19021 MO Hwy 13, Rayville MO 64084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor

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and in Greater Kansas City.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zachariah (Zack) Davis Wheat (approx. 7.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); Richmond Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 10½ miles away); The Whitmer Lot (approx. 10½ miles away); Broken Headstones (approx. 10½ miles away); Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan (approx. 10.9 miles away); Richmond (approx. 10.9 miles away); World War II and Korean War Memorial (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Regarding Church of the Holy Trinity Bell. How and when the bell arrived at Knoxville from St. Joseph is not known. Knoxville Community Church was established in 1998.

Church of the Holy Trinity Bell Foundry Mark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

2. Church of the Holy Trinity Bell Foundry Mark

Church of the Holy Trinity Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

3. Church of the Holy Trinity Bell

New Memorial Marker Below the Church of the Holy Trinity Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

4. New Memorial Marker Below the Church of the Holy Trinity Bell

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

5. Church of the Holy Trinity Bell

Knoxville Community Church Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2020

6. Knoxville Community Church Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.