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Olton's Union Church Bell

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SW corner of 10th St. & Ave. E, Olton, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 10' 45.42371000004", -102° 7' 57.2653099992"
 
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    When the Soash Land Company founded Olton in 1908, lots were provided for a school, church and bank. Residents of the new town erected a Union church for all denominations about 1909. Soon afterward, they purchased this 950-pound steel bell. Its tones called worshipers from miles around. In 1928, a tornado destroyed the bell tower. The Methodist congregation bought the bell and moved it to a new building at 10th and Avenue E in 1934. In 1958 they sold the property and bell to the Church of the Nazarene. (1978)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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