Volunteer Fire Fighter's Monument - Chicago, Illinois - Firefighter Memorials on Waymarking.com

he monument features a statue of a fireman standing on the top of all Doric column. The bottom of the column it appears to be wrapped in fire hose. There are relief panels showing various fire fighting scenes. There is marker listing the names of the fire fighters buried on the plot.

The monument is inscribed:

Front:

In Memory Of
Members Of The
Volunteer Fire Department

Left side:

Fireman's Benevolent Association
Organized 1847
Chartered 1852

Back:

Erected By
The Fireman's Benevolent Association
1864

Right:

Chicago Fire Department
Organized 1837

Memorial Website: [Web Link] Physical address: Rosehill Cemetery 5800 North Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, Illinois

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/08/2016 adgorn visited it