Whitney Point in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Whitney Point Fire Bell

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2023

1. Whitney Point Fire Bell Inscription

Inscription.

Presented to
Whitney's Point Fire Depart.
by
Luke N. English
March 15, 1899.

Erected 1899 by Luke N. English.

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 March 15, 1899.

Location. 42° 19.736′ N, 75° 58.03′ W. Marker is in Whitney Point, New York, in Broome County. It is on Main Street west of U.S. 11, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2665 Main Street, Whitney Point NY 13862, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grace Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. John Paterson (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Whitney Point (about 400 feet away); M60 A3 Battle Tank (approx. 0.4 miles away); Riverside Cemetery Patriot Burials (approx. half a mile away); Lisle Academy Bell (approx. 2.3 miles away); Honoring Our Military (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lisle Village Hall (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitney Point.

Also see . . . Battalion 24 (Whitney Point Fire Department) on Facebook. (Submitted on November 13, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Whitney Point Fire Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2023

2. Whitney Point Fire Bell

The shelter is windowless

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2023

3. Whitney Point Fire Bell

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.