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DEDICATED TO MODESTO FIREFIGHTERS
PAST AND PRESENT
This bell was originally located behind Fire Station No. 1. 715 10th Street and was used to summon firefighters to fire calls from 1884 to the mid 1920s. The cry of “fire” was the only way to summon firefighters prior to its installation. It was also used to signal nightly curfew. The bell was first dedicated in Graceada Park on Arbor Day, March 17, 1928 by Mrs. Ella Maze and Fire Chief George Wallace. The monument was dismantled and the bell was then placed in the sandbox at Graceada Park when the widening of Needham Avenue became necessary. “May it stand as a monument to the stalwart character and sterling worth of the pioneer fireman and as a memorial of their lasting service:’ Modesto News-Herald March 8, 1928.

Dedicated October 18. 1991
Modesto Firefighters Local 1289
F Clampus Vitus Estanislao Chapter 58
Steve Hock, Noble Grand Humbug
(Moved on this date to 2nd & G Streets, Modesto)