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The fire house was designed by William Waters and built in 1868, after major fires in 1859 and 1866. By the time it closed in 1946, #4 spanned the transitions from volunteer firemen to professionals, from mobile pumps to hose wagons, and from horses to motorized trucks.
Fire Station No. 18, and variations such as Engine House No. 18, may refer to: Engine House No. 18 (Los Angeles, California) Fire Station No. 18 (Denver, Colorado), a Denver Landmark; Steam Engine Company No. 18, Louisville, Kentucky; Engine House No. 18 (Detroit), Michigan; Fire Hall for Engine Company No. 18, Nashville, Tennessee
The Water Tower and Pumping Station were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975. [3] In addition the Tower was named an American Water Landmark in 1969. The Water Tower was also one of the few buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire. The district is the namesake of the nearby Water Tower Place. [4] [5]
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The fire engulfed 70 stores, 40 factories, and 500 homes, costing nearly $2.5 million (or $67.3 million in 2022 money) in damage. [12] [13] Around 1900 Oshkosh was home of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, which coined the marketing slogan "By Gosh It's Good." Its Chief Oshkosh brand became a nationally distributed beer.
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Chicago Fire Department fireboat Christopher Wheatley (2015) The Christopher Wheatley is a fireboat delivered to the Chicago Fire Department in 2011. [1] [2] [3] When she was delivered in April 2011, she was the first new fireboat to serve the city in sixty years. She replaced the Victor L. Schlaeger.
At least a third of Oshkosh’s 21,500 water service lines are still yet to be identified as the Department of Public Works hopes to have all the city’s lead pipes replaced by 2025.