Vallecito Bell Monument

Vallecito Bell Monument
Vallecito Bell Monument
LocationVallecito, California
Coordinates38°05′11″N 120°28′27″W / 38.086364°N 120.4741°W / 38.086364; -120.4741
Built1853
DesignatedApril 3, 1940
Reference no.370
Vallecito Bell Monument is located in California
Vallecito Bell Monument
Location of Vallecito Bell Monument in California
Vallecito Bell Monument is located in the United States
Vallecito Bell Monument
Vallecito Bell Monument (the United States)

Vallecito Bell Monument is a historical bell in Vallecito, California in Calaveras County. The Vallecito Bell was cast in 1853 in the town of Troy, New York. The bell was sailed around the Straits of Magellan of South America to California arriving in 1854. Citizens of Vallecito donated the money to purchase the bell for the city. At first, the bell was hung in a large oak tree and used to gather the town for meetings or emergencies. On February 16, 1939, a storm fell the oak tree. The Vallecito Bell Monument is now at the intersection of Church Street and Cemetery Lane in Vallecito. Vallecito Bell is California Historical Landmark No. 370. Vallecito was named Little Valley by Mexicans of California. The city of Vallecito was a California Gold Rush town, with many miners. The Murphy brothers discovered gold nearby in 1849. The site was called Murphy's old diggings. for a time.[1][2][3]

The Vallecito Historic District is California Historical Landmark No. 273. [4]

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