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By Cosmos Mariner, September 6, 2022
Marquette's Fire Bell Marker
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1 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Marquette — Marquette's Fire Bell —  |
| The Tocsin or Fire Bell has been part of a community since ancient times, warning the inhabitants of danger. The old fire bell was cast in bronze by the Henry McShane Bell Foundry in Baltimore, Maryland in 1882. It was placed in the Spring Street . . . — — Map (db m214545) HM | |||
| 2 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Marquette — Marquette Fire Department — |
| The Marquette Fire Department was organized as early as the 1850s and reorganized in 1861 as Phoenix Fire Co. No. 1. After several additional reorganizations, the department was unable to halt the terrible fire of 1868 which destroyed the business . . . — — Map (db m214544) HM | |||