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Caldwell in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

First Fire House in Caldwell

1909 - 1983

 
 
First Fire House in Caldwell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. C., August 26, 2010
1. First Fire House in Caldwell Marker
Inscription. These bricks and stonework are from the original building.
 
Erected 1983.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureCharity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
 
Location. 40° 50.358′ N, 74° 16.536′ W. Marker is in Caldwell, New Jersey, in Essex County. It is on 30 Roseland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caldwell NJ 07006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Burying Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. James Caldwell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brick Store (approx. one mile away); Ancient Native American Trail (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Bloomfield Avenue School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of American Bronze Powder Mfg. Co. (approx. 2 miles away); Washington’s Temporary Headquarters (approx. 3.1 miles away); Spaulding Oak (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caldwell.
 
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First Fire House in Caldwell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. C., August 26, 2010
2. First Fire House in Caldwell Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 791 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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