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Butler Church Bell

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Fairfield, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 43' 33.015648", -96° 9' 29.237112"
 
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    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.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Butler Church Bell Historical Marker Location Map, Fairfield, Texas