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2017-06-21
Fire Signal Story of Goyang’s Beacon Fire Station
According to old records, there were total of 5 beacon fire stations in the Goyang region. As Gwanjeodae-ro, Kyeongui-ro, Uiju-ro that connect China with Hanyang, Goyang region was important historically militarily, and geographically.
If the enemies of the north invaded or a battle broke out in the national border, the beacon fire station was the communication (signaling) system used to alert the central government where the King resided.
All the beacon fire stations in the Goyang region had the responsibility of receiving signals from Paju reion and passing onto Hangyang (Seoul).
The representative beacon fire station of Goyang region was the Gobong Beacon Fire Station located at the border of Jungsan-dong and Gobong-dong of Ilsan Dong-gu.
It is located at a strategic location where Han River and Uiju-ro can be view.
To the east of Gobong Beacon Fire Station is the Doksan (Munbong) Beacon Fire Station.
It was the beacon fire station that received from Hyeongje Beacon Fire Station of Paju and sends to Moak of Seoul.
Its original form is relatively well-preserved and is designated as a Gyeonggi-do Cultural Asset.
Next is the Bongdaesan Beacon Fire Station of Kangmae-dong. It is located behind the Maehwajeong Village of Kangmae-dong. There is a pavilion at the top. It was also called Haepo Beacon Fire Station and was at the strategic location of viewing the entire Han River from the mountaintop. It received signal from Gobong Beacon Fire Station in Ilsan region and sent signals to Moak (Ansan) of Seoul.
Lastly, the fourth beacon fire station was Bonghyun Beacon Fire Station located at the border of Yongdu-dong and Hyangdong-dong of Deogyang-gu and Kusan-dong, Eunpyeong-gu of Seoul. Today, the military resides at the Bongsan Beacon Fire Station remains, so the access to the general public is limited.
This is also a strategic location where Han River and land areas of Goyang can be viewed.
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