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Avenel Fire Company No. 1 District 5

 
 
Avenel Fire Company No. 1 District 5 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by John A. Lande, September 25, 2022
1. Avenel Fire Company No. 1 District 5 Marker
Inscription.
First firehouse - 1919
current structure - 1929; Addition - 1955
Major renovations - 1995
Career firefighters joined volunteers - 2020
Est. 1913

 
Erected by Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Heroes. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
 
Location. 40° 34.811′ N, 74° 17.059′ W. Marker is in Avenel, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Avenel Street and U.S. 1&9, on the right when traveling west on Avenel Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 Avenel Street, Avenel NJ 07001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church of Avenel (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church Of Avenel (about 600 feet away); St. Andrew Church (approx. Ό mile away); Avenel Schools 4/5 (approx. Ό mile away); 150 Avenel Street (approx. half a mile away); Blyhtmoor (approx. Ύ mile away); Colonia Triangle (approx. 0.8 miles away); Colonia Memorials (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avenel.
 
Avenel Fire Company No. 1 District 5 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by John A. Lande, September 25, 2022
2. Avenel Fire Company No. 1 District 5
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2022, by John A. Lande of Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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