Liberty Corner in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chief Philip Koechlein
Liberty Corner Fire Company Headquarters
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 27, 2009
1. Chief Philip Koechlein Marker
Admitted 1921
Fire Dispatcher 1921 - 1969
Chief 1926 - 1928
Answered the final alarm October 8, 1995
"Phil, you set the standard that we all hope to achieve"
Erected by Liberty Corner Fire Company.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1994.
Location. 40° 39.98′ N, 74° 35.265′ W. Marker is in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, in Somerset County. Marker can be reached from Liberty Corner Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Liberty Corner NJ 07938, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "We're Coming Up Behind You" (within shouting distance of this marker); A Place To Remember (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bernards Township WWI & WWII Memorial (approx. half a mile away); French Army Encampment (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (approx. 0.6 miles away); Purvis James Boatwright Jr. (approx. 1.4 miles away); Moggy Hollow
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Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 27, 2009
2. Chief Philip Koechlein Marker
Photographed By Alan Edelson, August 27, 2009
3. Liberty Corner Fire Company
Marker is facing the building on the boulder at the front entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
