Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 12, 2021
1. 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine Marker
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1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine. . The firefighting apparatus displayed is a 1924 American LaFrance Type 75 triple combination pumper, chemical tank and hose car. Manufactured by the American LaFrance Company of Elmira, New York, it was delivered to the Corinth Fire Department by rail in March 1925, and has been owned by the Department since then. It was retired from active service circa 1960., This unit is a 750 gallons per minute pumper. The suction side of the rotary pump, located beneath the driver's seat and powered by a takeoff from the truck's massive 6-cylinder, 884 cubic inch displacement engine, was connected to a source of water, preferably a fire hydrant but perhaps a pond or any other source of water. The suction hoses are seen in the photo at left. The discharge side of the pump was connected to fire hoses used to fight fire., The truck was propelled by a chain-and-sprocket drive turning the rear wheels. It has drum brakes on the rear axle, but no brakes on the front. Its maximum speed was approximately 45 miles per hour, (caption) Unidentified men refuel Corinth Fire Department's Unit No. 1, Circa 1925. Photo Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History, The Great Fire of 1924 , The mural behind the fire engine is an artist's concept of the scene during the catastrophic fire of December 28, 1924, which destroyed an entire block of Corinth's downtown business district, including the four-story Opera House. The interior of the Post Office (now Farmers and Merchants) was also gutted by the fire but was later rebuilt. The view depicted by the mural is of Waldron Street looking west from a vantage point in front of the courthouse. The statue of Colonel Rogers, shown in its original position in the intersection with Franklin Street, was relocated after the fire to its present site on the courthouse lawn., The mural was created by artist Victor Moore of Henderson, Tennessee and funded by a grant from Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.
The firefighting apparatus displayed is a 1924 American LaFrance Type 75 triple combination pumper, chemical tank and hose car. Manufactured by the American LaFrance Company of Elmira, New York, it was delivered to the Corinth Fire Department by rail in March 1925, and has been owned by the Department since then. It was retired from active
service circa 1960.
This unit is a 750 gallons per minute pumper. The suction side of the rotary pump, located beneath the driver's seat and powered by a takeoff from the truck's massive 6-cylinder, 884 cubic inch displacement engine, was connected to a source of water, preferably a fire hydrant but perhaps a pond or any other source of water. The suction hoses are seen in the photo at left. The discharge side of the pump was connected to fire hoses used to fight fire.
The truck was propelled by a chain-and-sprocket drive turning the rear wheels. It has drum brakes on the rear axle, but no brakes on the front. Its maximum speed was approximately 45 miles per hour
(caption) Unidentified men refuel Corinth Fire Department's Unit No. 1, Circa 1925. Photo Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
The Great Fire of 1924
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mural behind the fire engine is an artist's concept of the scene during the catastrophic fire of December 28, 1924, which destroyed an entire block of Corinth's downtown business district, including the four-story Opera House. The interior of the Post Office (now Farmers & Merchants) was also gutted by the fire but was later rebuilt. The view depicted by the mural is of Waldron Street looking west from a vantage point in front of the courthouse. The statue of Colonel Rogers, shown in its original position in the intersection with Franklin Street, was relocated after the fire to its present site on the courthouse lawn.
The mural was created by artist Victor Moore of Henderson, Tennessee and funded by a grant from Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area.
Location. 34° 56.025′ N, 88° 31.298′ W. Marker is in Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It can be reached from Wick Street west of North Fillmore Street, on the right when traveling west. Located at the Crossroads Museum. Touch for map.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 12, 2021
2. 1924 American LaFrance Fire Engine and Marker
Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 N Fillmore St, Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
