Historical Marker

Big Duke Fire Alarm Bell Memorial

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1993

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Cast in 1872 and nicknamed for a fire-committee alderman, Big Duke tolled fire and general alarms for over a century; retired in 1985, it now stands as a memorial to Savannah's firefighters.

About this site

Big Duke Fire Alarm Bell Memorial is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1993. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0763, -81.0906 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Stephens (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Home Of Genl Lachlan MacIntosh, Gen. Samuel Elbert (1740-1788), and Colonial Park.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0763, -81.0906 · Savannah, Chatham County

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Home Of Genl Lachlan MacIntosh

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