The last fire bell was rung in the Weymouth First Methodist Church Belfry in 1942 at a rental cost of $400 a year. The new electric whistles in Ward Two and Five cost the town $187.91, ...

The fire bell in Orwigsburg has a new home in Bicentennial Park. After years of serving the community at the old firehouse on East Mifflin Street, the bell was moved to Liberty Street and sat ...

The bell is a 28-inch cast iron bell — weighing around 300 pounds. During its use, the Shrewsbury Fire Bell would ring out to alert the Shrewsbury Volunteers of a fire or emergency.

In the early 1900s, fires in Orwigsburg were reported by sounding the 34-inch cast iron bell in the tower atop the firehouse. When its peal echoed across the borough, bells in factories would chime… ...

The 300-pound piece is the original Shrewsbury fire bell. It dates back to the 1880s. The old firehouse is part of the property that is being auctioned off.