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CATEGORIES:Friendship Firehouse Museum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria,Ol
 d Town
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57455\n\nJoin us Saturday\, May
  18 in front of Friendship Firehouse Museum at 107 South Alfred Street for
  a muster of antique\, hand-drawn firefighting apparatus. Participating ve
 hicles will include 19th-century suction fire engines and hose reel carria
 ges. Suction engines\, invented in the early 19th century\, drew water fro
 m wells\, hydrants\, and other sources through a hose\, and provided a pow
 erful and constant stream of water. The first hoses were typically made in
  50-foot lengths\, and only a few pieces could be carried on the fire engi
 ne itself\, so additional vehicles were created specifically to carry extr
 a lengths of hose.    \n\nFire was a constant danger in a town of mostly w
 ooden buildings\, where open flames provided heat\, light\, and cooking.  
 The Friendship\, Sun\, Relief\, Hydraulion\, and Star volunteer fire compa
 nies served the community faithfully\, particularly during enormous blazes
  in 1827\, 1855\, and 1871. \n\nFriendship Firehouse Museum's historic fir
 efighting vehicles includes the Prettyman Hose Reel Carriage\, built in Al
 exandria in 1858 by coachmaker\, and Friendship Fire Company member\, Robe
 rt Prettyman. It was ornately decorated and fitted with two large bells to
  sound the alarm as the vehicle bounced through Alexandria's streets. Than
 ks to fundraising efforts led by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Assoc
 iation\, the Prettyman hose carriage recently underwent much needed conser
 vation\, returning to Friendship Firehouse in 2022.  \n\nOver 15 additiona
 l hose reel carriages and suction engines from throughout the region will 
 be on display outside of the Friendship Firehouse Museum on the 100 block 
 of South Alfred Street. Friendship & Firefighting in Alexandria is sponsor
 ed by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association and the Office of Hi
 storic Alexandria. Admission is free.\n\n\nLocation: Friendship Firehouse 
 Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Friendship 
 Firehouse Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nImpor
 t this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCa
 l.aspx?id=1&si=57455
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LOCATION:Friendship Firehouse Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St.
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SUMMARY:Antique Fire Apparatus Muster
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