Monday, November 10, 2008

Troy Fire Bell Inscription

Click on the photo, and it should open in a new window, and you can see the plaque. This is what it says:
"THIS BELL, CAST IN 1874 HUNG IN THE OLD FIREHOUSE AT THE OSCOLUWA ENGINE HOSE COMPANY AND FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY SOUNDED THE ALARM WHEN FIRE THREATENED THIS COMMUNITY. ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN HONOR OF TROY FIREMEN PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE BY PEOPLE OF TROY A.D. 1955.
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