Court House Bell

Title: Court House Bell
Date: 1953-08-27
Description: A newspaper article about the former courthouse bell, which reads,

"Old Court House Bell Comes Home

Through the kindness of Mr. B. M. Phelp of Roanoke, and his hobby of tracing historic data, the old bell which hung in the old court house here which made way for the present building, was returned here this week. The present Court House, remodeled since, was authorized in 1846, and completed in 1848.

The bell was located on the property of Mrs Ethel Giveus in Craig County. Indications are that it was taken to Craig, then a part of Botetourt, by workmen who razed the old building. The bell probably dates back to 1790 when the first permanent court house was built.

The bell is considerably smaller than the present bell which has been ringing here or [sic] more than a century, which is probably the reason it was replaced."
Creator: The Fincastle Herald
Format: image/jpeg
Subject: Town of Fincastle; Fincastle
Type: Text
Publisher: The Fincastle Herald
Coverage: Fincastle , Botetourt County
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