What memories that old bell brings back to me on a personal basis. As I indicated in the lower right corner of the graphic, I thought it was the Liberty bell when I was a young student at Kuser School. Another memory is the photo of the late Cliff Willever working on installing the historic relic. And of course, Colonial wouldn't be Colonial without one of the Lenhardt boys being involved; in this case, Billy is manning the block and tackle.-
My Grandmother Susan Feehan rang this bell to call fireman to a fire in the 30's when it was at Newkirk and Liberty where the original CFD was. They lived adjacent to the firehouse on Newkirk. She then rang the bell to commemorate the opening of the new firehouse on Kuser road. The only porblem? Someone stole the clapper so she had to ring the bell with a hammer.
- Tuesday, November 01, 2011
YOUR GRANDMOM WAS ONE OF COLONIALS EARLIEST PIONEERS, AS WAS THE FEEHAN FAMILY AT THE CORNER OF NEWKIRK AVENUE AND LIBERTY STREET. I REMEMBER HER QUITE WELL AND SAW HER QUITE OFTEN ON MY DAILY WALK PAST THE FEEHAN HOME ON MY WAY TO KUSER SCHOOL.
TOM GLOVER
My Grandmother Susan Feehan rang this bell to call fireman to a fire in the 30's when it was at Newkirk and Liberty where the original CFD was. They lived adjacent to the firehouse on Newkirk. She then rang the bell to commemorate the opening of the new firehouse on Kuser road. The only porblem? Someone stole the clapper so she had to ring the bell with a hammer.
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