100 Year-Old Elvins Hall Bell - Hammonton Fire Dept. - Hammonton, NJ
N 39° 38.979 W 074° 47.492
18S E 517885 N 4388893
This is a decent-sized bell set a few feet away from the fire station, on its left side. The bells engraving reads Independent Fire Co., Hammonton, N.J. A.D. 1908. The bell has just celebrated its 100 year birthday!
Waymark Code: WM5B2X
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2008
Views: 13
In back of the bell is Elvins Hall. The building is called “ Elvins Hall” named after the family who has given to the Independent Volunteer Fire Company of Hammonton over the years. The original firehouse, as well as this original bell, was located at this same exact site.
There is also a comprehensive memorial stands in front & a little to the left of the fire house. It is composed of 3 separate parts, an older existing memorial plaque (the kind seen everywhere) a statue & an individual memorial for a fallen firefighter.
Unfortunately, there is no information available on the internet about the bell other than what is written here. I also asked some of the fire fighters there who also knew very little about it.
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