Details for The Nancy Lea Bell
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008362
Data
Marker Number | 8362 |
Atlas Number | 5477008362 |
Marker Title | The Nancy Lea Bell |
Index Entry | Lea, Nancy, Bell, The |
Address | |
City | Independence |
County | Washington |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 755066 |
UTM Northing | 3357268 |
Subject Codes | |
Marker Year | 1970 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | Bell is at the intersection of FM 50 and FM 390, NW corner; marker is inside Baptist Historical Center, Independence. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Other - explain |
Marker Text | 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. |