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quickly spread towards the army's artillery munitions storage area. By the time the local commander realized there was a fire near the munitions compound, he judged it too risky for his men to try to put it out and ordered all personnel to move away from the area to let the fire extinguish itself, even if it meant explosions at the munitions depot. The commander also instructed the local firemen (then numbering about 40) not to enter the area or attempt to extinguish the fire. However, seven of the firemen and one civilian disobeyed the orders of the commander and decided to fight the fire. They were able to suppress the fire before it could get to the gunpowder reserves, without any loss of life or additional loss of property. Due to their efforts, disaster upon the then mostly wooden homes and businesses in town was averted. For their success, the group was honored many times both in Ponce and the rest of Puerto Rico. The
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role as Puerto Rico's banking and agricultural capital, it threatened the economy of Puerto Rico as a whole. The fire started at the horse barn of the recently deployed U.S. Army artillery encampment one block from the center of town, on Calle Salud between Calle
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The obelisk was built in 1948. It replaced the original obelisk built shortly after the
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Its coordinates are 18.011503°N 66.613846°W (18°00′41″N 66°36′50″W).
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Camina por Ponce: "Ponce es nuestro; Ponce es del que nos visita".
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San Juan, Puerto Rico. 11 de septiembre de 1954. pp. S-8 to S-9.
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The monument is located in a shady area on the eastern half of
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Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico
Escuela de Arquitectura
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The four-sided obelisk has four plaques, one on each side.
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P. A. Reyes Vargas. "El Parque de
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Conmemoran 120 años del fuego del Polvorín en Ponce.
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Monument at Plaza Las
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819:Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada.
718:Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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762:"Hacen justicia con héroes del Polvorín"
360:to its eight distinguished citizens who,
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681:Esculcando el Siglo XIX en Puerto Rico.
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1080:Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín
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905:Monumento a los héroes de El Polvorín
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1357:1948 establishments in Puerto Rico
1172:Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador
739:(5th ed.). Harry S. Pariser.
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1039:Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
1024:Museo Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre
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216:Rafael del Valle (1st Corporal)
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282:the obelisk/tomb built in 1911
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308:que el pueblo de Ponce dedica
161:The "El Polvorin" fire heroes
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1270:Residencia Ermelindo Salazar
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288:(Ponce Civil Cemetery).
222:Pedro Ruiz (1st Sargent)
195:, the southern plaza at
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1219:Edificio Banco de Ponce
1167:Parque Ecológico Urbano
1073:Monuments and memorials
946:Antiguo Casino de Ponce
366:fought the raging fire.
354:on the 49th anniversary
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1367:Firefighting memorials
1157:Parque de la Abolición
1034:Museo de Arte de Ponce
1019:Museo Parque de Bombas
883:and immediate vicinity
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1198:Mercado de las Carnes
547:Cristina and Trujillo
388:"Heroes de la Jornada
348:"Tribute of Gratitude
338:25 de enero de 1948."
73:18.011503; -66.613846
40:Image of the monument
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960:Schools and colleges
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679:Emilio J. Pasarell.
519:Cristina, Trujillo."
504:manzana que circuyen
441:"Heroes of the Labor
303:"Tributo de Gratitud
142:Completion date
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951:Correo de la Atocha
920:Los Chinos de Ponce
874:Ponce Historic Zone
735:Explore Puerto Rico
636:Rafael Rivera Esbrí
394:Rafael Rivera Esbri
208:Rafael Rivera Esbrí
134:Beginning date
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810:Puerto Rico portal
714:2012-07-03 at the
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173:Plaza Las Delicias
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1265:Casa Vives
1054:Casa Paoli
915:Casa Saurí
667:References
456:Pedro Ruiz
416:Pedro Ruiz
239:Background
210:(civilian)
59:66°36′50″W
56:18°00′41″N
642:of Ponce.
550:streets."
509:la calles
1119:Theaters
827:92-75480
712:Archived
245:de facto
187:Location
137:ca. 1947
112:Material
84:Location
1181:Markets
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396:(civil)
250:obelisk
116:Granite
106:Obelisk
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