Slatington in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hose Co. No. 1 Borough Hall

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

1. Hose Co. No. 1 Borough Hall Marker

Inscription. Slatington Borough Council purchased this property in 1888 to erect the town’s first fire station. Council decided the new building would house both the fire company and Slatington’s municipal offices. Dedicated on November 28, 1889, the building housed the town’s first fire apparatus. The construction of an annex in 1911 allowed for additional borough offices above the engine room. Slatington borough conducted business here for 65 years before relocating to the former Roosevelt elementary school in 1976. Hose Company No. 1 remained at this location until the borough centralized the town’s three fire companies in 1986.

Erected 2008 by Northern Lehigh Future Focus.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1927.

Location. 40° 45.025′ N, 75° 36.832′ W. Marker is in Slatington, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is at the intersection of West Church Street and 4th Street on West Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 W Church St, Slatington PA 18080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Neff House Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Truckers Mill

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(approx. ¼ mile away); John Kern Barn (approx. ¼ mile away); George Kern Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); First School Slate Factory (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warrior’s Path (approx. 0.3 miles away); Remaley Settlers (approx. half a mile away); Kern Settlers (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slatington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

2. Hose Co. No. 1 Borough Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.