Middleport Vol. Fire Department Co. 1 Bell - Middleport, NY
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jiggs11
N 43° 12.653 W 078° 28.560
17T E 705026 N 4787326
Large bell on display outside the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department.
Waymark Code: WMTPRX
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2016
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Large bell, cast in 1912 by the Meneely & Company of West Troy, NY. It replaced the bell that had hung in the old tower behind the Fire Department. That bell was lost in a fire in 1898.
This bell was originally in the Episcopal Church in Middleport. The Church leased use of the bell as a fire warning alarm for the princely sum of $25/year.
In 1952, the bell was moved from the church to its present location, and dedicated as a memorial to all deceased members of the fire department.
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