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In 1912, two of his sons, Ralph and George Kiewit, joined their father as partners in the firm. One of their constructions was the Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4 building, erected in 1913. [7] When the founding Peter Kiewit died in 1914, [8] his son Ralph led the company. George and Ralph Kiewit left the company. [9]
A major fire tore through a chemical plant near downtown Omaha on Monday night, forcing some residents in the area to evacuate their homes and leaving hundreds without power.
Apr. 15—CONTINENTAL — The Continental Fire Department will sponsor a Mother's Day chicken dinner starting at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, at the fire station, located at 102 Elm St ...
Continental Can Company (CCC) was an American producer of metal containers and packaging company, that was based in Stamford, Connecticut. [ 1 ] The Continental Can Company was founded by Edwin Norton [ 2 ] T.G. Cranwell in 1904, [ 3 ] three years after the formation of its greatest rival, American Can Company . [ 3 ]
The Omaha Fire Department Hose Company building is located at 999 North 16th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.The former home of Omaha Fire Department's hose company number 4 and designed by German-born architect Joseph P. Guth and built in 1913 by Dutchman Peter Kiewit & Sons, the building is now unoccupied. [1]
In 1955 the Omaha Cardinals joined the AAA American Association, and thrived until the late 1950s. That team folded in 1959. In 1961-62 the Omaha Dodgers were the farm team for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the city went six years without a professional team, the Omaha Royals started in 1969. The Omaha Royals become the Omaha Storm Chasers in ...
FEMA's index calculates wildfire risk based on a community's expected annual fire losses, assigning ratings from very low to very high. A "very high" risk area means it has significantly higher ...
The decision to hold [an] Exposition was made in late 1895 by a small committee of Omaha businessmen determined to hold the Expo, led by banker Gurdon Wattles. [4] In making their decision, the committee set aside several sites for consideration, including an area near 16th Avenue and Pershing Drive in East Omaha, near the now-dry Florence Lake ...