Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bell
Cornlea, Nebraska
Inscribed on the Bell:
Cast by Stuckstede & Bro.
St. Louis, Mo
1908
A.D. MCMY-111 - Pius - Pro
[Probably MCMVIII for 1908]
Ecclesia S.S. Cordis
Cornlea, Nebr.
Weight: 1,000 lbs.
The dedication of the Sacred Heart Church, Cornlea, Nebraska was November 4, 1908. The church bell was purchased by the parish on December 15, 1908, for $188.87 plus freight of $7.80. The church was closed and the bell sold in 1974.
Marker is on 33rd Avenue (U.S. 30/81) near 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
