Early Site of Bell Factory
From a log blacksmith shop in 1854 grew a bell foundry owned by G. A. Kelly which manufactured cowbells widely used by pioneer ox-team freighters. Later the Kelly plow, one of the first modern plows made in Texas, was manufactured here.
32.7779° N, 94.4074° W
Where to Find It
SH 49 and FM 729, 4 mi. from Jefferson
Nearby Markers
- 0.4 mi SE Frith-Jones Cemetery Jefferson
- 0.7 mi NW Kellyville Kellyville
- 1.4 mi SE Hodge-Taylor House Jefferson
- 2 mi N Berea Community Jefferson
- 2.4 mi SE Freeman Plantation Jefferson
- 2.4 mi SE Freeman Plantation Jefferson