Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial

Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial is a bandstand in City of Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania. Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial is situated nearby to City Park, as well as near the memorial Frederick Lauer Monument.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frederick Lauer Monument and Pagoda.

Frederick Lauer Monument

Memorial

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Frederick Lauer Monument is a memorial in City Park, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It features a life-size bronze statue of Frederick Lauer, a German-born brewer who became a prominent citizen of the city and served as the first president of the United States Brewers' Association. Frederick Lauer Monument is situated 370 feet southwest of Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial.

Pagoda

Historic building

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The Reading Pagoda is a novelty building, built atop the south end of Mount Penn overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been a symbol of the city for more than a century. Pagoda is situated 2,100 feet east of Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial.

Santander Arena

Sports venue

The Santander Arena is a 7,160-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theater; one of several grand movie and theater palaces built in Reading in the early 20th century. Santander Arena is situated 2,800 feet west of Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reading and Pennside.

Reading

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Reading is a historic city of about 95,000 in Pennsylvania, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, 35 miles southwest of Allentown and 55 miles east of Harrisburg.

Pennside

Village

Pennside is a census-designated place in Lower Alsace and Exeter Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles east of the city of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,215 residents. Pennside is situated 2 miles east of Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial.

Wyomissing

Town

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Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. Wyomissing is situated 3 miles west of Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial.

Volunteer Firemen’s Memorial

Type: Bandstand
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.33512° or 40° 20′ 6″ north

Longitude

-75.91315° or 75° 54′ 47″ west

Open location code

87G683PP+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1383065886

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=bandstand

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