Milltown Firemens Memorial, (sculpture).

Milltown Firemens Memorial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Milltown Firemens Memorial, (sculpture).

1911. Dedicated 1956.

Figure: marble; Base: granite; Bell base: granite.

Figure: approx. 42 x 12 1/2 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 61 3/4 x 121 x 12 1/2 in.; Bell base: approx. 15 x 18 x 9 in.

(On upper front of center slab of base, incised:) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/MEMORY OF THE DEPARTED/MEMBERS OF THE MILLTOWN/FIRE DEPARTMENT (On lower front of center slab of base, incised:) ERECTED IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION/BY THE PEOPLE THEY SERVED (On lower front of left slab of base, incised:) ORGANIZED 1911 (On lower front of right slab of base, incised:) DEDICATED 1956 unsigned

A figure of a fireman, dressed in full uniform consisting of a helmet, a knee-length buttoned coat, and high boots, stands holding a fire hose to his midriff with both hands. The figure is set within a low niche of a central vertical slab. The central slab is flanked by two inscribed lower slabs, each of which is decorated with a vertical relief of a floral pattern. The memorial is placed in a courtyard against a low wall and is surrounded by plantings. In front of figure is a smaller base, designed to hold a bell, now missing.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Service -- Fireman

Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform

Object -- Tool -- Hose

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Milltown

Administered by Milltown Fire Department, South Main Street, Milltown, New Jersey 08850

Located Fire House, Main Street, Milltown, New Jersey

Erected by the people of Milltown in memory of the departed members of the Milltown Fire Department. Dedicated by the Milltown Exempt Firemens Association. The original bell that was part of the sculpture was stolen in the 1970s. A replacement for the bell is only displayed on special occasions. For a related article see: The Sentinel (New Jersey), Oct. 4, 1956.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.

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