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Warsaw in Hancock County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

This Antique Fire Hydrant

 
 
This Antique Fire Hydrant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 28, 2024
1. This Antique Fire Hydrant Marker
Inscription. Did service for the City of Warsaw from 1926 until 2004. Manufactured by the Ludlow Valve Co.. The fire plug was located at the foot of the North 4th Str. Hill. The original cost in 1926 was $52.50. The list on the replacement was $950.00.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
 
Location. 40° 21.602′ N, 91° 26.138′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, Illinois, in Hancock County. It is on North 5th Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 423 Main St, Warsaw IL 62379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sept. 27, 1997 (within shouting distance of this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forts on the Bluffs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Edwards (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Edwards Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Keokuk National Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away in Iowa); Cornerstone of the Old Estes House (approx. 3.2 miles away in Iowa). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.
 
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This Antique Fire Hydrant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, March 28, 2024
2. This Antique Fire Hydrant Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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