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Cast 1850. Bastrop ladies collected money, and bell was brought here in 1851 by steamer "Water Mockasin." In 1892, no longer used to summon school classes, it was placed in a cupola at the Methodist Church; since 1928, in this campanile. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
Bastrop Academy Bell, Old is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1131, -97.3195 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bastrop Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brannon, S.L., House, Burger Home, and First Baptist Church of Bastrop.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009149. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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