| Marker Number |
7333 |
| Atlas Number |
5223007333 |
| Marker Title |
Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Bell of 1889 |
| Index Entry |
Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Bell of 1889 |
| Address |
627 N. Church St. at Bonner St. |
| City |
Sulphur Springs |
| County |
Hopkins |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
257516 |
| UTM Northing |
3670109 |
| Subject Codes |
fire and fire departments |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Volunteer fire fighters, organized soon after Sulphur Springs was incorporated (1870), used a "bucket brigade" and hand-drawn equipment to control blazes before the city purchased a steam fire engine in 1888. To summon firemen, this 500-pound brass bell was bought in 1889 and hung in the tower of the engine house. It was replaced in the 1930s by a siren which spread the alarm over a wider area of the growing town. Professional firemen joined the force in the 1940s, but volunteers still help battle major fires. |
