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Engine House 5 Museum

6620 Lake Michigan Drive
Allendale, MI, 49401
616-895-7550

URL : http://www.enginehouse5.org

overview : Houses a museum of fire fighting memorabilia. Late 1800s horse drawn fire carriages and pumpers share space with motorized American LaFrance fire trucks from 1919 on. Also displayed are early helmets, buckets, nozzles, lanterns, etc. A fire hose tower reaches up to the fifth floor cupola where a watchman was stations 24 hours a day to spot fires and south the alarm.

topics : fire, occupational, local history, people


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