Tangier in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Tangier Volunteer Fire Department
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 13, 2017
1. Tangier Volunteer Fire Department Marker
The Tangier Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1964 and moved to this location in 1983.
Fire is especially dangerous on a small island. where wooden houses are close together, allowing fire to spread quickly, especially when fanned by the winds of the Bay.
Originally, each family had its own leather fire bucket. and when the alarm sounded, everyone would come to form a bucket brigade from the nearest well.
The fire alarm is still tested every Saturday at noon.
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Albert Gingrich and the "New" Fire Engine - 1965
Fire truck ready to transport a deceased fireman to his final resting place - Kaye, 2007
Erected by Tangier History Museum & Interpretive Cultural Center.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Tangier History Museum & Interpretive Cultural Center series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.
Location. 37° 49.345′ N, 75° 59.506′ W. Marker is in Tangier, Virginia, in Accomack County. It is on Main Ridge Road south of Canton Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16344 Main Ridge Rd, Tangier VA 23440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Also see . . . Tangier History Museum and Interpretive Cultural Center. Find Your Chesapeake website entry (Submitted on August 14, 2017.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 43 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 14, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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