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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/CalendarTest/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. Participatin
 g vehicles will include 19th-century suction fire engines and hose reel ca
 rriages. Suction engines\, invented in the early 19th century\, drew water
  from wells\, hydrants\, and other sources through a hose\, and provided a
  powerful and constant stream of water. The first hoses were typically mad
 e in 50-foot lengths\, and only a few pieces could be carried on the fire 
 engine itself\, so additional vehicles were created specifically to carry 
 extra lengths of hose.    \n\nFire was a constant danger in a town of most
 ly wooden buildings\, where open flames provided heat\, light\, and cookin
 g.  The Friendship\, Sun\, Relief\, Hydraulion\, and Star volunteer fire c
 ompanies served the community faithfully\, particularly during enormous bl
 azes in 1827\, 1855\, and 1871. \n\nFriendship Firehouse Museum's historic
  firefighting vehicles includes the Prettyman Hose Reel Carriage\, built i
 n Alexandria in 1858 by coachmaker\, and Friendship Fire Company member\, 
 Robert Prettyman. It was ornately decorated and fitted with two large bell
 s to sound the alarm as the vehicle bounced through Alexandria's streets. 
 Thanks to fundraising efforts led by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine A
 ssociation\, the Prettyman hose carriage recently underwent much needed co
 nservation\, returning to Friendship Firehouse in 2022.  \n\nOver 15 addit
 ional hose reel carriages and suction engines from throughout the region w
 ill be on display outside of the Friendship Firehouse Museum on the 100 bl
 ock of South Alfred Street. Friendship & Firefighting in Alexandria is spo
 nsored by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association and the Office o
 f Historic Alexandria. Admission is free.\n\n\nLocation: Friendship Fireho
 use Museum\, 107 S. Alfred St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Friends
 hip Firehouse Museum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old Town\n\nI
 mport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar
 Test/iCal.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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