Firemen - Bradford, PA
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vhasler
N 41° 57.456 W 078° 38.204
17T E 695856 N 4647769
Fireman stands at top of a hillside cemetery over graves of 19th century professionals and citizens lives lost while fighting fires.
Waymark Code: WMKZED
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2014
Views: 4
Official Description:
Full-length figure of a uniformed fire fighter stands on a tall, tapered shaft and tiered base. The figure wears a long coat and holds a fire hose in both hands. The monument stands on an oval plot which contains twenty-one individual headstones of firefighters.
Inscription:
1876-1903 on front support.
Firemen on base on all four sides.
The memorial can be reached by driving slowly (15 mph limit) up single-lane gravel road. The view of the town from this highpoint is also nice. Realize how much oil and petroleum industry still plays a role in the local economy.
TITLE: Firemen
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: Dedicated Aug. 13, 1909.
MEDIUM: Granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA001581
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
At the highpoint of Oak Hill Cemetery in East Bradford, Pennsylvania
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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