Found this in a wooded area near where the military used to store explosives during WWII in the U.S. There are 3 of them about 4 feet apart and roughly 15 feet from the road. “1941” and “The Kennedy” markings.
A: I’m a firefighter. I don’t have specialized knowledge as far as codes and regulations go as a fire marshal would, but I’ve received enough training and have enough experience on the subject to chime in. I can say with 100% certainty, if installed properly for it’s intended use, it’s for fire suppression.
I have two.
31 years in commercial fire protection
And it actually says "The Kennedy Valve Company" if you could read it all the way down - they were a big manufacturer of underground control valves, check valves, fire hydrants, wall post and ground post indicators, etc.
Peeled (broken into) and dumped.