Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell

Incorporated February 21, 1901

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

1. Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell Marker

Inscription.

At proper times my voice I'll raise,
and sound to my subscriber's praise

Bell dedicated May 4, 1987

Erected 1987 by West Park Civic Association and City of Allentown.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1987.

Location. 40° 35.971′ N, 75° 29.488′ W. Marker is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It can be reached from West Turner Street. Marker and bell are in West Park, about 100 feet north of the band shell. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allentown PA 18102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Allentown's First Park (here, next to this marker); West Park Centennial Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker); Band City U.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); A Plan for the Plantings (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Remembering Allentown's Heroes (about 400 feet away); United States Army Ambulance Corps Service (about 400 feet away); China-Burma-India Memorial (about 400 feet away); C Company, 109th Machine Gun Battalion (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.

Also see . . . Allentown Fire Department, Old Franklin No. 10. (Submitted on June 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

2. Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell and Marker

Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

3. Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell

Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell Inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

4. Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell Inscription

Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell Foundry Mark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2021

5. Franklin Fire Co. No. 10 Bell Foundry Mark

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.