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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.
Bell Factory is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7779, -94.4074 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Frith-Jones Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kellyville, Hodge--Taylor House, and Freeman Plantation.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5315008029. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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