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Mini-Stories : Volume 14

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Fire Stations of the 18th Century

engine 21 was the first paid black fire company in the country. Many of those members were ex civil war veterans and also slaves. An engine 21 is credited with coming up with the fire pole el. The traditional structure of most fire houses of the 18 hundreds, like engine 21, were built three stories high.

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