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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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The North-facing plaque lists the honored men, saying:
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Conmemoran 120 años del fuego del Polvorín en Ponce.
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Monument at Plaza Las
Delicias in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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694:Barcelona, Spain: M. Pareja Press. 1967. page 86.
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830:Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada.
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773:"Hacen justicia con héroes del Polvorín"
371:to its eight distinguished citizens who,
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750:(5th ed.). Harry S. Pariser.
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291:. This monument is different from
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1050:Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña
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1256:Casa Fernando Luis Toro
1230:Edificio Banco de Ponce
1178:Parque Ecológico Urbano
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957:Antiguo Casino de Ponce
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365:on the 49th anniversary
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1168:Parque de la Abolición
1045:Museo de Arte de Ponce
1030:Museo Parque de Bombas
894:and immediate vicinity
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552:the block bordered by
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1209:Mercado de las Carnes
558:Cristina and Trujillo
399:"Heroes de la Jornada
359:"Tribute of Gratitude
349:25 de enero de 1948."
84:18.011503; -66.613846
51:Image of the monument
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971:Schools and colleges
940:Government buildings
690:Emilio J. Pasarell.
530:Cristina, Trujillo."
515:manzana que circuyen
452:"Heroes of the Labor
314:"Tributo de Gratitud
153:Completion date
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962:Correo de la Atocha
931:Los Chinos de Ponce
885:Ponce Historic Zone
746:Explore Puerto Rico
647:Rafael Rivera Esbrí
405:Rafael Rivera Esbri
219:Rafael Rivera Esbrí
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901:Plaza Las Delicias
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208:Plaza Las Delicias
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184:Plaza Las Delicias
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1357:Categories
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1276:Casa Vives
1065:Casa Paoli
926:Casa Saurí
678:References
467:Pedro Ruiz
427:Pedro Ruiz
250:Background
221:(civilian)
70:66°36′50″W
67:18°00′41″N
653:of Ponce.
561:streets."
520:la calles
1130:Theaters
838:92-75480
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