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Two-Wheel Fire Hose Reel |
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Sampson and 4th St., Hereford,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 51' 20.85049000008",
-102° 26' 40.1237400012"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Hereford's mid-1913 equipment to fight fires. Hand-propelled, or (at a $5 bonus) hauled by the auto or horses of a bystander. Reel cost only $133, but in two months was discarded: a motor truck with ladders was bought. Prior to 1913 the fire wagon in almost every Texas town was drawn by a fine team of horses, trained to trot into place at sound of the fire whistle. The fire wagon charged down dirt streets with smoke billowing and horses at a dead gallop. After multi-million dollar fires, 1909-1912, Texas cities wanted better fire equipment.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Two-Wheel Fire Hose Reel Historical Marker Location Map, Hereford, Texas
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