Samuel S. Collyer - Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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N 41° 52.513 W 071° 23.539
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Statue honoring fire chief killed on duty located in Mineral Springs Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WMCP6Q
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2011
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The Collyer Monument was erected in 1890 to honor Samuel S. Collyer, Chief Engineer for the Pawtucket Fire Department. He was killed in the line of duty when the fire engine in which he was riding overturned while enroute to an alarm. The accident occurred July 27, 1884. The monument features a statue of Chief Colyer wearing his fireman's hat and overcoat, in his hand he holds a megaphone. On the base of the monument is a bronze relief depicting the accident scene. The base is inscribed:
Erected To The Memory
Of
Samuel S. Collyer
Who Died July 27, 1884
While In The Discharge
Of His Duty As
Chief Engineer Of The
Pawtucket
Fire Department
Born May 3, 1832
The sculpture was created by sculptor Charles Dowler.