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1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell
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By Kathy Ann Bugajsky, January 22, 2010 | |
| | | 1. 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell Marker | | |
Inscription. This bell is the remaining symbol of the leap made by city leaders to establish and equip a professional firefighting force after the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889. On that day, the young metropolis of Seattle was devastated by flames in spite of the efforts of its heroic volunteer firefighters.
Purchased in 1890 from the Gardiner C. Campbell & Sons Centennial Bell and Iron Works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the 5,000 pound bell hung above Seattle's first professional fire station at Seventh Avenue and Columbia Street downtown. Campbell & Sons made similar bells for communities around the United States.
Electronic communications soon made the bell obsolete, and it was taken down in 1919. The fire station lasted until the early 1960s when it was demolished to make way for Interstate 5. The bell came to MOHAI in time for the museum's grand opening in 1952, and was rededicated June 6, 2002.
Erected 2002 by Seattle Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). (Marker Number 1919.551.1.)
Location. 47° 38.733′ N, 122° 18.047′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. Marker can be reached from 24th Avenue East. Click for map. In the parking lot of Seattle's MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry). Marker is in this post office area: Seattle WA 98112, United States of America. | | | | 
By Kathy Ann Bugajsky, January 22, 2010 | |
| | | 2. 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell and Marker | | |
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. John Harte McGraw (approx. 2.8 miles away); The First Commercial Monorail in the United States (approx. 2.8 miles away); Chief Seattle (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Avenue (approx. 3.2 miles away); “Great White Fleet” (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bell Street Terminal, Pier 66 (approx. 3.3 miles away); Waterfront History (approx. 3.3 miles away); The St. Charles Apartments (approx. 3.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Seattle.
Also see . . . Video - - "The Great Seattle Fire" - - (Winner - National History Day 2007) -- Courtesy:: YouTube. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
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By Kathy Ann Bugajsky, January 22, 2010 | |
| | | 3. 1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell | | Close up of the the bell's inscription | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on February 4, 2010, by Kathy Ann Bugajsky of Seattle, Washington. This page has been viewed 1,034 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 4, 2010, by Kathy Ann Bugajsky of Seattle, Washington. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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