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Title	Madison Depot Bell
Subject	Railroad stations; Bells; Garrett Foundry; Cravens, Drusilla; Railroads
Description	The bell was cast in 1849 at the Garrett Foundry in Cincinnati and placed in the cupola of the freight depot in the same year. The bell tolled upon the arrival and departure of trains. In the early 1900s the bell was diverted to Richmond, Indiana where it was placed in an insignificant position as a relic. Miss Drusilla Cravens discovered the bell in 1916 and began to work towards bringing it back to Madison. It did come home and in the 1950s it was placed atop a stone burr from the Clifty Falls Mill and was installed on the lawn of the Lanier Mansion. It was later given to the Jefferson County Historical Society where it now resides.
Creator	Unknown
Contributors	Madison-Jefferson County Public Library; Jefferson County Historical Society
Date	Photgraph taken 1920s
Type	Photograph
Format	Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.
Identifier	"MJCPLrail5008-depotbell"
Source	Madison Courier Historical files
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.