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 Milford Volunteer Firefighter Memorial - Milford, CT Posted by:  neoc1
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The Milford Volunteer Firefighter Memorial is located at the northeast end of the Milford Green between Broad Street and East Broad Street in Milford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM175A9
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2022
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A memorial to the Milford Volunteer Fire Department is on display on the Milford Town Green. The memorial consists of a volunteer fire department bell and a granite monolith inscribed on both sides. One side of the monolith described the history of the bell and contains the dedication. The other side of the monolith has a dedication and a list of six firefighters who died while on duty.
The inscription on the bell is:
McSHANE BELL FOUNDRY
HENRY McSHANE & CO.
BALTIMORE, MD.
TRADE MARK.
1887
One side of the monolith is inscribed:
MILFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
EST. 1838
THIS BELL OBTAINED BY ARCTIC ENGINE COMPANY, NO. 1,
IN 1887, SERVED AS THE CITY OF MILFORD’S FIRST FIRE
ALARM WARNING SYSTEM FROM 1887 INTO THE 1930’S.
IT SUMMONED THE TOWN’S VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TO THE CALL
OF DUTY WHEN AN EMERGENCY AROSE. IT WAS LOCATED IN
ALL OF ARCTIC ENGINE COMPANY’S FIRE STATIONS, MOST
RECENTLY AT FIRE HEADQUARTERS STATION 1 ON NEW HAVEN AVE.
IT IS NOW AT ITS FINAL RESTING PLACE HERE ON THE TOWN
GREEN, SO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF MILFORD CAN SHARE THIS
PIECE OF HISTORY.
THEREFORE, WE THE SIX VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES OF THE CITY
OF MILFORD, DO HEREBY DEDICATE THE INSTALLATION OF THIS
HISTORIC BELL TO ALL OF THE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE
VOLUNTEER AND CAREER FIRE COMPANIES, WHO SERVED THE
CITY OF MILFORD SINCE 1838.
DEDICATED, JUNE 14, 1992, BY THE VOLUNTEERS.
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The other side the monolith is inscribed:
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED
IN MEMORY OF ALL
DECEASED VOLUNTEER FIREMEN OF
THE MILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT
BY THE VOLUNTEERS:
ARCTIC ENGINE CO. NO. 1
FORT TRUMBULL BEACH FIRE CO. NO. 2
MYRTLE BEACH ENGINE CO. NO. 3
DEVON HOSE CO. NO. 4
WOODMONT ENGINE CO. NO. 5
POINT BEACH ENGINE CO. NO. 6
JAMES A. DEVICO 10-25-1980 CO. 6
EDGAR A. BRUNETTE 10-28-1973 CO. 1
ADELBERT MATTHEWS 1-17-1963 CO. 4
THOMAS E. MAHER JR. 1-19-1953 CO. 1
THOMAS R. MAHONEY 1-6-1953 CO. 2
M. WILLIAM POWERS 11-20-1947 CO. 6
THOSE WHO DIED
ANSWERING THEIR LAST ALARM
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Physical address:
Milford Green
Broad Street and East Broad Street
Milford, CT United States
06460
Memorial Website: Not listed
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