Early Site of Bell Factory in Jefferson, Texas

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Early Site of Bell Factory

Jefferson, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 46' 41.10672", -94° 24' 22.56138"

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From a log blacksmith shop in 1854 grew a bell foundry owned by G. A. Kelly which manufactured cowbells widely used by pioneer ox-team freighters. Later the Kelly plow, one of the first modern plows made in Texas, was manufactured here.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Early Site of Bell Factory Historical Marker Location Map, Jefferson, Texas