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Men gathered around Canton’s first firefighting hand pumper in Canton

Men gathered around Canton’s first firefighting hand pumper in Canton

Canton’s first piece of firefighting equipment, a hand pumper, was named the St. Lawrence. Note the metal buckets hanging at the center of the pumper. It’s pictured here on Main Street, surrounded by a crowd of men. It was purchased after a devastating fire in 1869. Circa early 1870s. Canton, NY.

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