The Meneely Bell Foundry was a bell foundry established in 1826 in West Troy (now Watervliet), New York, by Andrew Meneely. Two of Andrew's sons continued to operate the foundry after his death, while a third son, Clinton H. Meneely, opened a second foundry across the river with George H. Kimberly in Troy, New York in 1870. Initially named the Meneely Bell Company of Troy, this second foundry was reorganized in 1880 as the Clinton H. Meneely Company, then again as the Meneely Bell Company. Together, the two foundries produced about 65,000 bells before they closed in 1952.
Bell locations
Below is a sample of locations where Meneely Bell Foundry bells can be seen and heard:
*First Presbyterian Church of Adrian-Adrian, Michigan. Bell cast 1846 and arrived on December 31. Weighing 1601 pounds, it was hoisted into positioned into place and rang in the New Year 1847. St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church Set of 10 bells cast in West Troy in 1901. Three bells added in 1966. All bells refurbished in 2008 by Christop Paccard Bellfoundries, Johns Island, South Carolina. St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pontiac, Illinois. Purchased in the late 1860's. Saint Michael's Church (Rochester, New York) has two bells, cast in 1847, the larger bell weighing 1,015 pounds, the small bell weighing 525 pounds. Thompson Hall, University of New Hampshire - Durham, New Hampshire Columbia High School (New Jersey) - large bell chimes the hour Bulkley Memorial Carillon in Danbury, Connecticut St. Mary Catholic Church, Bethel, Connecticut (this bell was in the original church, located on Greenwood Ave. in Bethel but was taken out of the steeple and placed on display behind the "new" church on Dodgingtown Road) Central United Methodist Church in Endicott, New York First United Methodist Church in Crockett, Texas. Bell was cast in 1859 and moved to current church in 1901. Bell is rung each Sunday. Immanuel Lutheran Church in Madison, Nebraska First Presbyterian Church of Avon, New York. Church built in 1812, 33", 700 pound Meneely Bell dated 1848. Jamesville Community Museum, former Episcopal church built in 1878 in Jamesville, New York Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon in Baker Park, in Frederick, Maryland King Avenue United Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio Lovely Lane Chapel at Epworth By The Sea on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Chapel built in 1880 and the bell was cast in 1881. Faith Chapel on Jekyll Island, Georgia. Chapel built in 1904 and the bell was cast in 1901. Lupton Hall Carillon at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia Mt. Zion Baptist Church, formerly Deutsche Congregationale Zion Kirche (German Congregational Zion Church) in Portland, Oregon Newton Presbyterian Church in Newton, New Jersey Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack, New York Rock Island Arsenal Clock Tower in Rock Island, Illinois has a 3,538 lb bell stamped “1867 Meneelys’ West Troy, N.Y.” Saint Andrew's Catholic Church in Norwood, New York has a 3,100 lb bell of ingot copper and East India tin in a tower. Saint Anthony's Church in Albany, New York Saint Anthony's Church (Svateho Antonina) in Strossmayerovo Namesti, Prague, Czech Republic Saint Peter Cathedral in Erie, Pennsylvania St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey Saint Peter's Catholic Church, Rutland, Vermont San Jose State University in San Jose, California "Cast to commemorate the California State Normal School in 1881, this 3,000-pound bell was rung at 8 a.m each morning until the earthquake that stilled its voice in 1903. In 1910, the bell was re-installed in the main building of the newly constructed Tower Hall, where it was rung on special occasions. In the early 1960s, seismic concerns led to its retirement and relocation at ground level." Wesley Knox United Church. Woodville, Nova Scotia. Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, Sherman, Texas Trinity Church, Newport, Rhode Island University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa dedicated in 1926 Washington Memorial Chapel has a carillon in the National Patriots Bell Tower at Valley Forge National Historical Park Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina Eastern State Hospital Medical Library, Building No. 3, Williamsburg, Virginia is the location of a Meneely Bell carrying the manufacturer's date of 1886. It was originally utilized to signify curfews and special events at the nation's oldest psychiatric hospital, established in 1773. Mattawamkeag Church of God in Mattawamkeag, Maine Carlisle Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, New York Roddick Gates, McGill University, Montreal Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park, California Cathedral Church of St. Mark, Salt Lake City, Utah St. Mark's Cathedral St Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Ontario.