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Given to Independence Baptist Church in 1856 by Mrs. Nancy Moffette Lea, in thanks for conversion of her son-in-law, Sam Houston, first president of the Republic of Texas. Cast in copper and tin, for soft tone, by Meneely Foundry, New York. Broken in fall from belfry, 1969.
Lea, Nancy Moffette is a historical marker in Independence, Washington County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3198, -96.3472 near Independence. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Baptist Historical Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Houston-Lea Family Cemetery, Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea, and Houston-Lea Vault and.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008362. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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