Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument
Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument | |
 Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument. June 2013. | |
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| Location | Union Cemetery W side of PA 873, approx. 1/3 mil S of Slatington, Washington Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Built by | Scheirer, Frank A. |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000838[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument is a historic monument located at Washington Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was erected in 1909, and is a 16 foot high granite monument on a concrete base. It incorporates a 7 foot tall statute of an early 20th-century fireman with a handlebar mustache, pointed fire hat, fire coat and boots, and holding a young girl in both arms. The plot includes three burials.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
Gallery
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Tombs of firemen -
Tomb of Harry J. Henritzy (1881-1941) -
Tomb of Marcus Hessman (1861-1942) -
Tomb of Theodore Hoffman (1873-1947)
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert Stettner (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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