Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Protection Engine Company No. 1 / La Primera Estacion de Bomberos
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022
1. Protection Engine Company No. 1 / La Primera Estacion de Bomberos Marker
Protection Engine Company No. 1
In 1876, three years before Hastings officially became a village and five weeks after fires destroyed its waterfront, 37 men founded one of the first volunteer fire companies in the region. Pictured is their first fire wagon. The firehouse, built from bricks salvaged from the burnt-out sugar refinery, also became the first village hall. An 1899 fire in the Uniontown neighborhood prompted a second company, and in 1910 when Margaret Sanger's new home in Riverview Manor burned, a third was born. As a 1910 photo of Uniontown's hose-laying team shows, the companies were also social organizations.
En 1876, tres años antes de que Hastings fuera oficialmente declarado como pueblo y cinco semanas después de que las llamas destruyeran algunas de las fábricas en la rivera del río, treinta y siete hombres fundaron una de las primeras estaciones de bomberos voluntarios de la región. En la fotografia se ve el primer carro de bomberos. La estación de bomberos, construida con ladrillos rescatados de la refindería de azúcar
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Erected 2006 by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 27.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 40° 59.748′ N, 73° 52.938′ W. Marker is in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is on Warburton Avenue just north of Spring Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 573 Warburton Ave, Hastings on Hudson NY 10706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Protection Engine Company No. 1 (here, next to this marker); A Movie Theater and a Diner / Un Cinema y Un Restaurante (within shouting distance of this marker); Carl Brandt, Portrait Painter / Carl Brandt, Pintor de Retratos
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 6, 2022
2. Protection Engine Company No. 1 / La Primera Estacion de Bomberos Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
