The Church Bell

The Church Bell (HM12AW)

Location: Newry, SC 29665 Oconee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 43.517', W 82° 54.467'

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The citizens of Newry had been having church service in the hall over the company store for a good while after the village was built. They petitioned the company to allow them to start a building fund, which was agreed to. However, the management went two steps further. They furnished a building site near the center of the community and graciously added $1,500.00 to the meager amount the people had collected to erect the building. The people were predominately Baptist, but the church building was referred to as a Union Church, meaning that all denomination were welcome.

The above bell is the original one which faithfully served its purpose for many years. It rang not only to summon the people to worship service but it also rang on New Year's at midnight. Bells had a distinct function over a thousand years. They not only toiled for worship, they tolled for the death of saints. They tolled on ships at sea, on railway engines, on street cars, and to call farmhands in from the plantations.

However, the church bell retains a certain distinction from all others...

J.L. Gaillard, reprinted 16 June 2008
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HM NumberHM12AW
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 3:16am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 325320 N 3844235
Decimal Degrees34.72528333, -82.90778333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 43.517', W 82° 54.467'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 43' 31.02" N, 82° 54' 28.02" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-304 South Ave, Newry SC 29665, US
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