Sam and Will Moore Institute Bell
Moultonbr/Lavaca County, Texasbr/29 34.701' N 97 08.886' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Pecan Drive and Bobcat Drive. Go 150 feet east on Bobcat Drive. The bell is on the left (north) side of the street.br/ br/Text: At institute's opening (1901), this bell rang the school day hours and soon became town's fire alarm. Its proudest day of civic use was November 11, 1918, when it sounded news of the armistice ending World War I. Discarded in 1939, it was restored in 1973. Incise on base: Erected by ex-students and friends.