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The tragedy was one example of how Ohio's 668 volunteer fire departments are often forced to make difficult decisions about how to spend their money, with needs such as protective gear, training ...
When the settlement was platted by John Hershey in 1842, the community was named for Gettysburg, [5] the county seat of Adams County. [6] The community's first church was a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America , established in 1847 or 1848, while the first school was built in 1850.
Engine Company 261 was established as Long Island City Fire Department's Engine Company 3 in 1894. It was renumbered after Long Island City was annexed by New York City in 1913. [4] In 2003, Engine Company 261 was closed as a cost-saving measure. [5] The closure was one of six announced by Michael Bloomberg, on May 26, 2003. [6]
Richard Enderlin (January 11, 1843 – February 11, 1930) was a musician and United States Army soldier who received a Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
Five people were found dead after fire swept through neighboring mobile homes on Thanksgiving Day in Ohio, officials said. The blaze was reported shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday in Athens County.
Jul. 31—COLUMBUS — Joe Kitchen, chief of the Bath Township Fire Department, was sworn in July 24 as the 95th president of the Ohio Fire Chiefs Association. ... J Swygart, The Lima News, Ohio ...
Monument to the 157th New York Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg. The 157th New York Infantry Regiment was a regiment of infantry organized in New York state during the American Civil War. [1] On August 13, 1862, Colonel Philip P. Brown Jr. was authorized to recruit this regiment in the then 23d Senatorial District of the State.
The 8th Ohio lost during service 8 officers and 124 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 72 enlisted men by disease (a total of 205 fatalities). [7] After fighting in most of the major campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, the 8th Ohio had acquired a reputation as one of the best fighting units in the Union army.