Butler Church Bell
​(Formerly 15 Miles SE)

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Marker Text: ​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. (1970) 

Marker No: 9862

Aluminum 14 x 18 Subject marker

Geographic: 31.725780, -06.158119

Location: Freestone Co. Historical Museum - Main and Hall Streets, Fairfield