Electric Fire Alarm System 1852

Electric Fire Alarm System 1852 (HM1G9M)

Location: Boston, MA 02108 Suffolk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 21.471', W 71° 3.585'

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On April 28, 1852, in Johnson Hall formerly on this site, the first municipal electric fire alarm system using call boxes with automatic signaling to indicate the location of a fire was placed into service. Invented by William Channing and Moses Farmer, this system was highly successful in reducing property loss and deaths due to fire and was subsequently adopted throughout the United States and in Canada.
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HM NumberHM1G9M
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByInstitute of Electricial and Electronic Engineers
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Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 6:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 330372 N 4691563
Decimal Degrees42.35785000, -71.05975000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 21.471', W 71° 3.585'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 21' 28.26" N, 71° 3' 35.1" W
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Area Code(s)617, 781, 508, 857
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 47-99 School Street, Boston MA 02108, US
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