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Volunteer Fire Dept.

Life in 1800's Carondelet

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019
1. Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker
Inscription. The early Carondelet Fire Department was made of volunteers who travelled with their equipment on a horse drawn carriage. Water was supplied by wells dug along Michigan Ave.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.
 
Location. 38° 32.576′ N, 90° 15.773′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Patch. It is on South Broadway just south of East Davis Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Iron Mountain Railroad (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); French Settlement (approx. Ό mile away); Eads' Ironclads (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to James B. Eads (approx. 0.3 miles away); Susan Blow (approx. 0.4 miles away); Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Carondelet Hotel (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
 
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Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019
2. Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker
Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019
3. Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker
Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 14, 2019
4. Volunteer Fire Dept. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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