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A major fire in Racine in 1882 inspired the city to abolish its volunteer fire brigades and created several companies of professional firefighters. City Engineer W.F. Goodhue submitted plans in January 1888 for a new building for Engine Company No. 4, and construction was carried out that summer by Hannibal Lugg and Peter Beffel.
The Fire Museum at 700 Sixth St was built in 1881 as Racine Fire Department Engine House No. 3. The building is a two-story flat-roofed Italianate structure with a three-story tower [2] designed by David R. Jones. Company 3 was one of two volunteer companies formed in 1849, and consisted almost entirely of Welsh immigrants. [7]
Athens is midway between Nashville and Birmingham on Interstate 65. Athens shares a boundary with Huntsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.4 square miles (102 km 2), of which 39.3 square miles (102 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (0.23%) is water.
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Microsoft is building a massive data center on a huge piece of property in the Racine County village of Mount Pleasant. The first stages of the massive complex are under construction just east of ...
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Before the fire that set Melissa Lamesch 's home ablaze on Nov. 25, 2020, the day had started with excited anticipation. Melissa was due to give birth to a baby boy in just two days, and ...