| Collection |
Charles Draper Collection |
| Date of photo |
c. 1923 |
| Description |
View of the Plymouth Fire Department on the left and the Christian Science Church on the right, photographed c. 1923.
After the fire of 1893 that took out a whole block of businesses on Main Street the village of Plymouth created their own fire department. Before then the townspeople simply formed a volunteer bucket brigade to put out a fire. In the beginning of the fire department, townsfolk lent the firemen their horses for use and used hand drawn equipment to put out a fire. By 1919 the fire department had purchased their first motorized fire truck and by 1925 Plymouth bought its first American La France pumper. From the inception of the Plymouth fire department until the 1920s the "Battle of the Hoses" was an attraction for many Plymouth residents as opposing fire departments, from nearby cities, would hose each other in a contest.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist held its first meeting in Safford hall that was part of the Blunk building on Main Street on April 26, 1898. On April 10, 1902, the site at the corner of Main and Dodge Streets was purchased, and the following year on October 25, 1903, it was dedicated. The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Plymouth was the first edifice erected in Michigan for Christian Science services at that time.
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| Object ID |
73.0024.27 |
| Object Name |
Postcard |
| Place |
Plymouth, Mich. |
| Title |
Fire Department and Christian Science Church |
| Year Range from |
1923 |
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