Maine Memory Network

Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"After horrible fires were fought, firefighters and local citizens would get together and use music in a parade going up and down the streets to…"

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."

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… creams on their legs to create an illusion of hose, and some drew thin pencil lines on the backs of their calves to create an illusion of the hose…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"Some of the people sat on the hose as they went to the fire, a faster way for everyone to get there."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"The Cascade Hand Tub was nothing like the fire engines used today. Its tank was five and a half feet long with a pump in the center."

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."

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."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… special train with train engine number six and hose number three from Portland arrived. The Lewiston train should have been there a long time…"

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."

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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