9/13/2011 Vigilant Remove the Bell from the Municipal Building

On Tuesday September 13th crews from Brechbill and Helman (our General Contractor at the new station) started the task of removing the bell from the cupola of the Municipal Building where it has served the Vigilant Hose Company since the building was built in 1928. Prior to that the bell was a fixture in the Council House since being installed there April 1st, 1884. The bell is dated by the manufacturer, Henry McShane in Baltimore in 1884. Also on the opposite side it the inscription, "Vigilant Fire Co. Organized Feby 22d, 1843. The bell will be restored over the winter to be placed on display in the new Shippensburg Emergency Services Building currently under construction.


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