Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ithaca's First Fire Bell

1858 - 1876

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 18, 2017

1. Ithaca's First Fire Bell and Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

[Foundry mark across top reads]
Naylor Vickers & Co. 1858
E. Riepe's Patent Cast Steel
Sheffield [England]
No. 715

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 42° 26.716′ N, 76° 29.968′ W. Marker is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Cayuga Street north of Farm Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Thompson Park, Ithaca NY 14850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Uranus (within shouting distance of this marker); Tuskegee Airman (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Haley Birthplace (about 600 feet away); Toni Morrison (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Oregon Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saturn (approx. 0.2 miles away); First White Settlers (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ithaca.

Also see . . .
1. History of the Ithaca Fire Department on YouTube. (Submitted on June 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Naylor Vickers in North America. (Submitted on June 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Article on Naylor Vickers by the Reverend David Cawley - Homestead. (Submitted on June 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 18, 2017

2. Ithaca's First Fire Bell and Marker

Looking north

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.