St. Louis, MO, photo by smalltowngirl
SO…there’s this giant bell mounted on a brick and concrete pedestal in front of the First Baptist Church of Bonne Terre, Missouri, and I’m not sure why.
Granted the bell looks super-cool (up close, especially), but there’s no plaque or sign indicating what the significance of the bell is.
The bell has words inscribed into the side of the bell, as well as a large “No. 11″ embossed on it. Does anyone know why an older church would mount a bell this way? Any Bonne Terre folks out there who could tell me what this bell’s all about?
No. 11, photo by smalltowngirl
Bell at First Baptist, photo by smalltowngirl
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Thanks to @ericam636 for tweeting this link on the history of the Bonne Terre First Baptist Church (and its bell). http://www.bonneterre.net/baptist.htm
The bell may be the one used to alter the town when there was a mining accident and the names inscribed may be the names of those who have died in mining accidents.