Maine Memory Network

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"The first equipment they had was one linen hose, one two-wheeled hose reel that they could use in the summer, and a sled they could use in the winter."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"The original hose house was replaced because it was in disrepair and wasn’t large enough to fit the equipment, horses and firemen."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"All they had was a linen hose, a two-wheeled hose reel, and a sled for in the winter. They were paid around three dollars a year."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Samples of other items include: worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps, boots and shoes. Crops exhibited and judged, included: wheat, barley, corn and…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… men and their equipment which consisted of linen hose, a two wheeled hose reel, and a sled for winter use."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… teams of horses to haul the equipment, and the hoses from both Rumford and the adjoining town of Mexico."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… bell called out the firemen and the Steamer with hose was loaded on a train… [t] he train left Bangor at ten minutes of twelve and arrived at…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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