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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.
Butler Church Bell is a historical marker in Fairfield, Freestone County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Freestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 145 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7275, -96.1581 near Fairfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carter Log House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 1881 Freestone County Jail, Potter-Watson Lob Cabin, and Fischer, Fridolin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009862. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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