First Hose Company - Hagerstown, Maryland - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

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First Hose Company

The First Hagerstown Hose Company dates to 1815.  Its hand pumper was originally housed in a shed on the north side of St. John's Lutheran Church, one block to your left.

In 1881, the First Hose Company purchased this site and in July, broke ground for a new fire station.  Constructed by contractor Jacob Dayhoff for $15,310, the new First Hose Company building was known as the "Hose Opera House."  A social hall was located in the upper part of the building which was sued for fairs, shows, meetings, conventions and other assembly type uses.

Displayed in this building is "Pet", an 1823 John Rogers Company end-stoke hand-pumper manufactured in Baltimore.  It is the oldest  fire apparatus known to exist that served Hagerstown.

Group that erected the marker: Maryland Heritage URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 33 South Potomac Hagerstown, Maryland

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