Stepney in Monroe in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Stepney Fire House #1

1916

— Stepney —

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009

1. Stepney Fire House #1 Marker

Inscription. The first volunteer fire company in Monroe included 45 men. The group’s 1st fire truck was purchased 2nd hand from a Bridgeport fire-fighting company with money raised in part from the proceeds of the annual firemen’s “karnival.”

Stepney Heritage Trail – The Sippin Family

Erected by The Save Our Stepney Task Force.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 41° 18.044′ N, 73° 15.072′ W. Marker is in Monroe in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is in Stepney. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) and Mill Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Located in front of Stepney Volunteer Fire Dept. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe CT 06468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in Greater Bridgeport.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stepney Schoolhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Bridgeport/Newtown Turnpike (approx. 1.2 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain (approx. 1.6 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain Stepney Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Original Bell of Stepney Baptist Church (approx.

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1.6 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Monroe World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Burr Hawley & Burritt General Store (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Also see . . . The Stepney Fire House #1. (Submitted on December 10, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

The Stepney Volunteer Fire Dept. and Stepney Fire House #1 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009

2. The Stepney Volunteer Fire Dept. and Stepney Fire House #1 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.