Hoboken Volunteers - Hoboken, NJ
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N 40° 44.536 W 074° 01.967
18T E 581661 N 4510597
This Memorial is located in Hoboken's Church Square Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WMEPBQ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2012
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This memorial depicts a lifesized firefighter holding a young child in his left arm while carrying a lantern in his right hand. His belt buckle has the initials "H.F.D." for Hoboken Fire Department.
The artist is Caspar Buberl.
The statue is set on a marble plinthe about 12 foot high with a depiction of overlapping hoses, a ladder and picks. In the center is an inscription which reads:
"ERECTED
BY THE CITIZENS OF
HOBOKEN, N.J.
IN HONOR OF THE
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEP'T.
MAY 30TH, 1891.
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