Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department - 1939 - Ellicott City, MD
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N 39° 16.113 W 076° 48.027
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A dated plaque outside the old firehouse for Ellicott City.
Waymark Code: WMNZMK
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2015
Views: 7
The plaque says, "In 1939 this new brick, two story fire house was built. Fire Department historian B H Shipley, Jr and bride resided on the 2nd floor for seven years. It was also a trolley terminal. The HoCo Volunteer Fire Dept. operated here until 1997, when the new Montgomery Road station opened. This building was then sold and converted to commercial use."
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1939
Full Inscription (unless noted above):
Ellicott City
Volunteer Fire
Department
Headquarters of
Howard County Volunteer
Firman's Association
Incorporated 1927
Federal Emergency
Administration
of Public Works
Project no. MD. 1100-F
Sponsors
Board of Commissioners
Howard COunty
Maryland
1939
Website (if available): Not listed
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