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Historic Bells 🔔 Historical Markers
Single bells have been used for signalling purposes for millennia (church bells, clock bells, fog bells, fire bells, plantation bells, school bells, etc.), and sets of bells have been used for musical purposes for almost as long (peals, carillons, chimes, etc.). This series includes all historic markers for which one or more bells are significant associated objects, even if they are not directly visible from the location of the marker.
By Jason Voigt, March 4, 2020
Village Fire Bell Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
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First brought to Hoyleton in the mid to late 1800's, serving as an alarm bell from 1914 to 1948. Served the congregation of the Bethel Methodist Church, located east of Hoffman, from 1948 to 1961. In 1962 the bell . . . — — Map (db m146589) HM |
| | Erected by the town of Veedersburg in memory of Cal Scherer who used old Curfew Bell over 30 years.
—Board of Trustees: Leon L. Ewbank, L. R. Owens M.D., Leon Wiggins. — — Map (db m34092) HM |
| | In loving memory
David J. Dukes, M.D.
July 16, 1927 — June 15, 1991
Remembered for his love of music, church, sailing, family, and his fellow man.
The bell predates the Civil War and may have been in the First Methodist Church around . . . — — Map (db m9686) HM |
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D.O.M. Ad Laud et Glor Domini Nostri et Redemptoris Jesu Christi Hanc Mariam Annam R.R. D.D. et in Chr Pater Simon G. Brute Qui Primus Vincennopolitanan Sedem Episcopus Tenuis Vovebat Dabat et Consecrabat An Rep Sal MDCCCXXXIX . . . — — Map (db m155551) HM |
| | This bell rung in the Orleans Academy building when built in 1864, remained in the enlarged public school building until it was razed in 1965. — — Map (db m22095) HM |
| | This Bell
was moulded by fusing the Bells of the
Old and New School Presbyterian Churches
of Rockville
after uniting in 1869.
The Bell Tower
was restored 1950 by memorial gifts to
John H. Sherrard, Pastor, 1888 — . . . — — Map (db m59805) HM |
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Purchased 1897
Removed from tower in
Central Park 1966 — — Map (db m86700) HM |
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[And former church bell] — — Map (db m86715) HM |
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In memory of
Dr. H. L. Sweet
and
all former members of
Mt. Etna United Methodist Church
[Former Church Bell] — — Map (db m86672) HM |
| | This bell first rang in the Congregational Church which was built on this site in 1871. A new church building was constructed here in 1900, and it included a tower for the bell. The Congregational Church federated with the Presbyterian Church in . . . — — Map (db m86999) HM |
| | This bell has called people to God’s house to worship since 1869. It was first purchased and used by First Lutheran Church of St. Ansgar. In 1893 they gave it to Deer Creek Lutheran Church where it continued its call of worship across the . . . — — Map (db m16939) HM |
| | After Shenandoah's Western Normal College burned for the second time in 1917 (the first fire was in 1891 when Henry Field was a student there) this bell was taken from the ashes of that fire and put atop Henry Field's "seedhouse" at 407 Sycamore . . . — — Map (db m87572) HM |
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This bell was given to Westmar College for perpetual care by the Hoskins Evangelical United Brethren Church of Hoskins, Nebraska when it closed in 1979. Also given to the college were funds to establish the Hoskins Memorial Fund. The tower was . . . — — Map (db m118958) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m61466) HM |
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[Title is text] — — Map (db m77902) HM |
| | This was the first fire bell used in West Mineral, Kansas in the early 1900's.
Donated by City of West Mineral — — Map (db m39740) HM |
| | Established in Franklin from 1915-2004. Bell installed at this location November, 2005 — — Map (db m72351) HM |
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Originally there were 3 school buildings in the community. This bell sat atop the large two story, eight room brick building that was originally the high school and later became the grade school. The schools were in operation from . . . — — Map (db m36742) HM |
| | Used for fire, storm warnings, marshall call & council meetings. — — Map (db m49657) HM |
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Given by
John Landon Sr.
Erected here by
Boy Scout Troop 64 — — Map (db m76475) HM |
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Small Bell
Upper Paw Paw School Bell
Large Bell
Howard City Lake Curfew Bell
Originally Howard City Fire Bell — — Map (db m57967) HM |
| | This bell was purchased from the C and S Bell Co. by the City of Norwich in 1912 for use as a firebell. It was used until it was replaced by an electric siren in 1939. This monument was erected in 1985 by the Norwich Jaycees in honor of Norwichs . . . — — Map (db m62699) HM |
| | Dedicated to Wesley Chapel in memory of David and Ruth Campbell, Founder members and early-day pioneers 1870 - 1900
Frisco
In memory of J. Robert & M. Ellen Barnes — — Map (db m93377) HM |
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Ship's Bell
Frigate
[USS] Emporia [(PF-28)]
Gift from
Department of
National Defense
James Forrestal
Secretary
1946 — — Map (db m49830) WM |
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Commemorative of the
Garfield School Building
1880 1916
McShane Bell Foundry
Henry McShane & Co.
Baltimore, Md.
1881
Emporia High School 1880
[cornerstone]
— — Map (db m154977) HM |
| | This 500 pound bell was installed when the school was constructed in 1873, and was mounted as a memorial during the Bicentennial Year, 1976, when the bldg. was restored — — Map (db m60956) HM |
| | Location - 4 miles south 1 mile east from southeast corner of Peabody — — Map (db m95249) HM |
| | Ringing loudly at the City's first station, this fire bell was once used to call our firemen to duty. The bell was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Gellinger in memory of Jeff Wise, long time firefighter and employee of the City of Blue Rapids — — Map (db m78928) HM |
| | [Title is text] — — Map (db m78031) HM |
| | Paola's Volunteer Fire Company, like many others in the midwest, was formed after the great Chicago Fire in 1871. There were no telephones, sirens or radios to notify the firefighters. In 1876, this 400 lb. "nice toned" alarm bell was bought for . . . — — Map (db m21683) HM |
| | The Mite Society of the First Presbyterian Church presented this bell in 1872 in memory of Mrs. S.A. Stoddard, wife of the first pastor. This historic church bell was erected in the courtyard in November 1990 in memory of Frank Thompson through . . . — — Map (db m61448) HM |
| | Used to warn the settlers of Indian raids — — Map (db m45147) HM |
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Three miles north of Seneca, Ks.
Given by Harry C. M. Burger — — Map (db m55787) HM |
| | Mounted in Urbansky Park by Sidney Urbansky — — Map (db m79197) HM |
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Purchased July 1905
Erected November 1905
J.S. Gibson, Mayor
Councilmen
J.E. Johnson • L.E. Fuller
Geo. Candan • Chas Holmes
J.W. Johnson — — Map (db m95418) HM |
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Erected by the Congregation
in memory of
Charles Warren Schmidt
12-27-50 - 5-16-70
with donations from
friends and relatives
"My God and I will go unendingly"
The bell in use at the
Presbyterian Church
until its merger . . . — — Map (db m95419) HM |
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Donated by
The Charles Stoppel Family — — Map (db m95424) HM |
| | This bell was rung at the end of these wars. — — Map (db m59046) HM WM |
| | This bell once used to notify the people court was in session, hung in Henderson County’s third court house from 1843 until 1963 when the building was demolished to make way for a new temple of justice. — — Map (db m119728) HM |
| | Belle of Louisville
The Belle of Louisville was built (by the James Rees & Sons Company) in Pittsburgh in 1914 and commissioned the Idlewild. She first operated as a ferry at Memphis carrying passengers, freight, farm produce and . . . — — Map (db m104307) HM |
| | The bronze bell displayed here was cast by the Buckeye Foundry of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1882. The company was known for its expert work and many of their bells are still in use around the tri-state area. Primarily known for church bells, it is . . . — — Map (db m67679) HM |
| | Ship's Bell...from the Amos K. Gordon, the first all-steel towboat owned by Standard Oil Company of Louisiana. The bell is marked: CAST BY // THE CHAPLIN-FULTON MFG. CO. // PITSBURGH, PA. — — Map (db m133649) HM |
| | First hung at Fire Engine Company No. 1, Vine and Main Streets, circa 1868, this bell was moved to the Fire Station—City Hall—Central Market erected 1898 on Main. About 1900 the Bernard Blacksmith Shop, later the A.M. Bernard Wagon . . . — — Map (db m98516) HM |
| | Major Amos Webb, who built Arlington Plantation in nearby Washington, Louisiana, bought additional land near the north bank of Bayou Bouef in 1836, and built Macland Plantation for his son, Dr. Louis Archibald Webb in circa 1842.The Thislethwaite . . . — — Map (db m155005) HM |
| | This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Maine by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence . . . — — Map (db m128550) WM |
| | This historic Coast Guard Bell from Portland Head Light is being loaned to the City of Rockland (a Coast Guard City) for their outstanding support of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard — — Map (db m55370) HM |
| | American Patriot Paul Revere is best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, warning colonists of the advancing British forces. Although generations of people know Revere as an American hero, others know him as a noted silver and . . . — — Map (db m105554) HM |
| | The Bell House was built in 1897 to contain the two Shipman fog-signal engines which operated the fog bell. In 1899 these engines were replaced by a Stevens Striking Machine and a wooden tower was built to accommodate the weights which activated . . . — — Map (db m55423) HM |
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This 1800 pound bell was cast by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Co., Troy, New York for installation in the Hersey Memorial Building (Old Bangor City Hall) where it was dedicated on July 4, 1894.
At the dedication each councilman pulled the bell . . . — — Map (db m110570) HM |
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Bell Tower
First Jail and Police Station
Erected 1886
Named to National Register
Feb. 20, 1973 — — Map (db m134398) HM |
| | U. S. S. Paddle (SS 263) carried this bell throughout World War II. Similar bells were carried by all U. S. Submarines.
Upon this bell we toll the loss of 52 American submarines and crew of 3,621 officers and enlisted men who went down fighting . . . — — Map (db m6807) HM |
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In service 1826 - 1914
Erected here by the
Franklin Chapter of
Future Farmers of America — — Map (db m82240) HM |
| | This bell was originally located in the First Methodist (M.E.) Church on Market Street. It is believed the bell was installed during its construction in 1867. — — Map (db m137764) HM |
| | Donated by Isaac A. and Betty Myers Sayler through Plymouth Masonic Lodge erected by Union Bridge Business Association — — Map (db m91341) HM |
| | This Bell hung in the Cecilton Chapel belfry for many years. During the winter months it was rung each Sunday morning at service time. When the warm weather returned, services resumed here. With the demolition of the Chapel, the bell was stored . . . — — Map (db m155480) HM |
| | This bell originally hung in a monastery in Mexico. Brought to America during the Mexican War, 1846. Served as fire alarm in Cambridge until 1883. — — Map (db m3970) HM |
| | (below the window) Preserve the memory of train crew by ringing this bell for Ricky, Jimmy and Jim.
(above the window) The bricks which make up the base of the bell memorial came from the B & O roundhouse that once stood in . . . — — Map (db m1981) HM |
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Bells pealed throughout Saint Joseph's Valley with the joyful news of Mother Seton's beatification March 17, 1963
The Academy Bell, cast by George Harley of Philadelphia (n.d.), summoned boarding and day pupils of Saint Joseph's Academy to . . . — — Map (db m147288) HM |
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This bell was cast in Frederick on April 1 and 2, 2006, with public participation and great festivity. Frederick County "Honey Bee" participants in grades 3-5 helped cast the bell by passing ingots of metal to furnace workers . . . — — Map (db m129727) HM |
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Ship's bell from the
USS Frederick
Commissioned 1906 as the USS Maryland
Dedicated November 11, 1998
in fond memory of
J. Alfred Cutsail — — Map (db m103284) HM WM |
| | A fog bell is a type of fog signal that uses sound, in this case the rhythmic clanging of a very loud bell, to warn vessels of navigational hazards, or boats of the presence of other vessels in foggy conditions. The term is most often used in . . . — — Map (db m138209) HM |
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Hung in the court house, the bell sounded the alarm for 100 years. In the late 1800's the bell was moved to this building which served as the Easton Fire House until 1933.
It is believed to be Easton's oldest bell — — Map (db m138296) HM |
| | Keeper Ulman Owens met an untimely end at the Holland Island Bar Lighthouse in 1931. The official report ruled that he died by natural causes, but his bruised body and a nearby knife made some suspect foul play. We can't be sure this 1,000-pound fog . . . — — Map (db m138380) HM |
| | Henry McShane started his Baltimore foundry in 1856, and by the late 1800s McShane Bell Foundry employed 90 people and produced tens of thousands of bells and chimes for churches, firehouses, public buildings and fog-alarm bells for lighthouses, . . . — — Map (db m138374) HM |
| | When fog hides a lighthouse’s beacon, sailors need an audible signal to guide them. So a fog tower containing a bell was frequently built alongside a lighthouse. Large bells, such as the 1100 pound bell in this tower, were used because their sound . . . — — Map (db m61483) HM |
| | In May 1861, Company I, 13th Massachusetts Infantry was on patrol in Harpers Ferry, and found the engine house where John Brown's raid ended on October 17, 1859. The bell was still in place, and knowing their hometown hook and ladder company needed . . . — — Map (db m131803) HM |
| | Cast Steel Bell
Sheffield, England, 1860
Made by the Naylor Vickers & Co. foundry using E. Riepe’s patent. This bell hung in the steeple of the Methodist Church on Main Street, Sheffield, MA (now a private home). Donated by Tom and Cynthia Dixon . . . — — Map (db m58802) HM |
| | The Memorial Bell
The Very Generous Gift Of
Mr. Robert Hagopian of Hamilton
To be Used at Beverly Memorial Day
And Veterans' Day Observances
In This Park to Honor All Those
Who Sacrificed Their Lives
For Our Great Country
May God . . . — — Map (db m36458) HM |
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This bell was used as the fog signal at Eastern Point Light House from June 1933 to Dec 1969.
Cast in Chelsea, MA. gold dust was sprinkled in the mold in order to obtain the right tone. — — Map (db m115484) HM |
| | High above the courtyard of the Boott Cotton Mills stands a clock tower, crowned by a street bell. The bells chimed six times each day, summoning workers to and from their machines. In the new industrial cities of America, the factory bell replaced . . . — — Map (db m66203) HM |
| | Symbol of a nation's efforts to obtain freedom and equality for it's [sic] people
The John Brown Bell
owned, and placed here, John A. Rawlins Building Association, acting in behalf of Akroyd Houde Post 132, the American legion, with the . . . — — Map (db m155034) HM |
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This bell is an integral part of the history of Medford. It was cast in 1860 by Henry N. Hooper Company of Boston with a 44 inch diameter, 1,700 lbs. weight, in F Sharp.
The bell was constructed for the presidential campaign of the . . . — — Map (db m102591) HM |
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Erected 1833
in
Sturbridge Federated Church
Cracked by fire 1908
Recast 1909
through the generosity of
Alvin B. Chamberlain
Dedicated 1976 — — Map (db m118869) HM |
| | The District No. 5 bell was originally installed in 1875. The Bell was removed from the building in 1964, during remodeling, and sold to a local farmer. It was later sold to James Loop, who took it to his home in Wichita, Kansas. In 1996, the bell . . . — — Map (db m64646) HM |
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The Meneely bell atop this tower helped guide the train ferries Chief Wawatam and Sainte Marie in foggy weather to the New York Central Railroad Dock in Mackinaw City.
The bell, cast in 1890 in Troy, N.Y., was in service until 1952 and weighs . . . — — Map (db m138340) HM |
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On May 3, 1996, the bells of Beaumont Tower rang again after having been silenced by wear and tear since 1987. Spartans everywhere rejoiced. In July 1995, the MSU Board of Trustees approved a renovation plan for the tower and carillon.
A . . . — — Map (db m106923) HM |
| | Installed atop South Hall in 1872, this bell marked the pace of life at Adrian College for many years. Upon the demolition of South Hall in 1965, the bell was placed in the Carillon Tower which marks the location of South Hall.
We, the members . . . — — Map (db m103184) HM |
| | This antique railroad bell with its classic ring is frm a coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive that was popular in the late 1880's in the hard rock mining & logging industries.
Donated by Clarence "Clancy" Kalmer in honor of his parents Willis . . . — — Map (db m140059) HM |
| | When the Mackinac Bridge was constructed, a bell was placed at the base of each tower to guide approaching vessels during poor visibility. In March of 1961, a fog horn was installed. The bells have been silent ever since. On April 24, 2002, the . . . — — Map (db m105681) HM |
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The forest fire apparatus bell in America appeared in 1803 on a hose wagon owned by the Philadelphia Hose Company No. 1. A spring-operated clapper rang the bell as the wheels turned, and acted as the warning device. Fire engines to this day are . . . — — Map (db m110869) HM |
| | 2012 = 137 Years Old Forged by the Meneely Bell Co. in West Troy, New York in 1875. Placed in courthouse bell tower — 1876 Removed from bell tower — Sept. 2008 Made of a bronze alloy Bell weighs 1102 lbs including yoke and cradle Bottom . . . — — Map (db m154593) HM |
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formerly located at Fair Acres the Grosse Pointe estate of Mrs. Henry B. Joy, was first erected there in 1929.
Presented to the city in her memory by her son Henry, it was moved to this location in April 1959. — — Map (db m106253) HM |
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About the middle of January 1915, the convent bell was Blessed and placed in the Belfry of the Our Lady of the Angels Academy. Rev. Rather Barras preformed [sic] the ceremony. It was named, Michael, Ignatius, Francis, Anthony, Columba. — — Map (db m78429) HM |
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The following is a translation of the text found on the bell. This bell, The Japan-US Friendship Peace Bell, is a close replica of the bell displayed in Ohara Park in the town of Ohara, Chiba Japan. It was cast in commemoration of the Sister . . . — — Map (db m78734) HM |
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The old City Hall was built in 1892.
The City Hall bid was let for $5,324 to J.D. Carroll of Mankato, Minnesota. He ran short of materials and for a time there was a threat of court action but the matter was settled and in December the City . . . — — Map (db m119096) HM |
| | The first school building in east Granite Falls was a structure 20 by 30 feet and erected in 1873 at a cost of $1,500. The first teacher was C.E. Clark. Enrollment continued to grow and in the summer of 1879, a new school district was organized on . . . — — Map (db m69259) HM |
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The bell bears the inscription
"Proclaim liberty throughout
all the land unto all the
inhabitants thereof." — — Map (db m81112) HM |
| | The Mississippi Liberty Bell made an historic journey during our nation’s Bicentennial year, 1975-1976. On loan to the Southern Baptist Convention and mounted on a truck furnished by the Ford Motor Company, the bell traveled approximately 50,000 . . . — — Map (db m126137) HM |
| | [Title is text] — — Map (db m70468) HM |
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[Title is Text] — — Map (db m70470) HM |
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Presented and placed atop the
Carroll County Courthouse
when building was erected 1902-1903
Removed in 1953 -- Erected this location
as a historical landmark in 1970
by the County Court. — — Map (db m90892) HM |
| | Dedicated to You, a Free Citizen in a Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was the inspirational symbol for the United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive, conducted from May 15 to July 4, 1950.
The dimensions and tone are . . . — — Map (db m44349) HM |
| | This bell originally hung in the tower of Wilk School, which stood at this location and was named after the school's first teacher, Mr. W. Wilk. Built in 1887 by St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation, Wilk School was primarily for upper grade students . . . — — Map (db m43991) HM |
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The bell is a 1851 bronze bell cast by A. Fulton.
28" diameter. Church and bell dedicated
September 1905 at Morgan and Osage.
Church and bell sold in 1959 to Gene Edwards.
Bell donated back to church in December 2001.
Tower in memory of . . . — — Map (db m157146) HM |
| | Original Bell — — Map (db m156392) HM |
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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. . . . — — Map (db m157009) HM |
| | This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Montana by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence . . . — — Map (db m128486) HM |
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Grand Island Public School. Erected 1878.
I proclaim unceasing warfare against
ignorance, fanaticism and intolerance.
School Board, 1879
O A Abbott, Moderator
W H Platt, Director
H A Koenig, Treasurer
T J Hurford · C E Lykke · R C . . . — — Map (db m155063) HM |
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Inscribed on the Bell:
Mc Shane Bell Foundry
Henry McShane & Co.
Baltimore, Md
Weight: 795 lbs.
The records for the bell and the church were destroyed in a flood. The bronze bell carried no date. The church closed in . . . — — Map (db m59858) HM |
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