WaKeeney in Trego County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Victory Fire Bell
1889
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
1. Victory Fire Bell Marker
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 39° 1.544′ N, 99° 53.101′ W. Memorial is in WaKeeney, Kansas, in Trego County. It is on Russell Avenue near 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Bell is at the entrance to WaKeeney City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 408 Russell Avenue, Wakeeney KS 67672, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trego County Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Christmas City of the High Plains (about 500 feet away); Settling the Western Smoky Valley (approx. Ύ mile away); Stone Buildings (approx. Ύ mile away); Traveling through the Smoky Valley (approx. Ύ mile away).
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
2. Victory Fire Bell and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012
3. Victory Fire Bell at WaKeeney City Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 540 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
