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Butler Church Bell

Fairfield, Freestone County

Marker Text

Said to have come from riverboat "S. A. Ruthven", which plied Trinity River until it was sunk in 1873 at Parker's Bluff. Butler Church acquired bell and used it for many years. In 1963, after the church was razed, Mrs. Clay Burkhart purchased bell, donated it to county museum in 1964.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Freestone Co. Historical Museum - Main and Hall St.
Marker # 9862
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code churches
Latitude, Longitude 31.725838, -96.158121

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