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Object ID |
FMH-V1005 |
Object Name |
Video, Digital |
Description |
Video produced by the Fairhope Museum of History c. 2010 about the 1934/1935 Fire Truck on display. Museum Director Donnie Barrett and Museum Docent Ralph Thayer discuss the history of the truck. The truck is built on a 1934 Ford chassis, with the fire appartatus installed in 1935 by the Peter Pirsch and Sons Company in Kenosha Wisconsin. The City of Fairhope bought the truck from the Town of Hogansville, Georgia in 1955 to use for grass fires and small building fires. The truck is a 5,000 gallon pumper truck. "Hogansville" or "Old Hogansville" as the truck is affectionately called, is kept in tiptop shape by the Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department. Hogansville is on display in the Fire Bay at the Fairhope Museum of History unless it is out to participate in a Fairhope parade. The Museum's exhibit also includes an extensive collection of fire apparatus and Volunteer Fire Department uniforms and gear. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Museum of History Collection. Video runs 5 minutes 46 seconds. |
Date |
2010 |
PDF link |
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People |
Barrett, Donnie Horton, Kenneth D. Hawkins, Bobby Thayer, Ralph |
Search Terms |
Videos Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department Eastern Shore Volunteer Fire Department Fire Equipment Fire Truck Fire Fairhope Museum of History Hogansville, Georgia |
Title |
FMH-V1005 Eastern Shore Volunteer Fire Department |