Red Cloud in Webster County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Department Bell
Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015
1. Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Department Bell Marker
1950
Erected by Red Cloud Lion's Club.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 40° 5.246′ N, 98° 31.169′ W. Marker is in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of N. Webster Street (U.S. 281) and E. 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on N. Webster Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Cloud NE 68970, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills, in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Red Cloud (a few steps from this marker); Cather Childhood Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cottonwood Tree - 1871 (about 500 feet away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. Ό mile away); Webster County (approx. Ό mile away); St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burlington Depot (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Cloud.
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Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015
2. Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Department Bell & Marker
Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015
3. Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Department Bell
Looking north. E. 3rd Ave is just beyond the park.
Photographed by James King, June 20, 2015
4. Auxillary Marker
by
Red Cloud Lions Club
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2015, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
