Old Engine 56 Firehouse - Philadelphia PA
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mars888
N 40° 04.696 W 075° 05.230
18T E 492567 N 4436448
This Philadelphia City fire station was (is) on the boarder of Montgomery County & provided fire protection to the borough of Rockledge & the developed area around the Fox Chase Train station, and area farms.
Waymark Code: WMJ46T
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2013
Views: 3
The Pennsylvania Volunteer Fire Company a Montgomery County unit also housed their ladder truck there until Rockledge formed a fire company. Then the Pennsylvania Co. disbanded & gave their ladder truck to Rockledge. The original Philly F. D. unit was a horse drawn chemical engine. In 1912 a horse drawn steam engine was supplied. By 1921 the horses were retired by tractors.
Current Use: Apartment House
Year Retired: 1946
Is it open to the public?: No
Location: Philadelphia
Year Originally Built: Not listed
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