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The fire company museum was brought about after a fire company expansion project in 1996. Fortunately for the fire company, some of our original apparatus has been stored in pristine condition over the years. One of our original pumpers was housed at the Hershey Automobile Museum since the 1950's. As we were looking to build our addition on the Hershey museum was getting ready to do renovations and was going to ask if we wanted our apparatus out. This was a win-win situation for us both. With the generosity of the Manheim Auto Auction we were able to obtain the engine. The problem with getting this antique apparatus and another piece of fire apparatus into the 2nd floor museum posed a problem at first, but it was decided to put a entrance-way on the second floor, with two doors. This entrance-way allowed us to use a hydraulic lift truck to lift the apparatus up to the second floor. Our museum presently holds 2 pieces of our original equipment, along with early fire company minutes and other memorabilia such as helmets, parade uniforms and attire, as well as pictures that have been taken through the years. |