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Old Hydraulion Returns to Bristol for 1953 Fourth of July
The 117 year old Hydraulion hand pumper, once a Bristol firehouse cornerstone, arrived in town on a fire company truck for the Fourth of July parade and muster. Built in 1836 in New Bedford, it helped fight major fires including St Mary’s Church in Warren and the National Rubber Co. blaze of 1870, shaping Bristol’s firefighting heritage and local memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydraulion
Water Company
Bristol Fire Department
Bristol
Empire State
Fall River
Warren
Firemen’s Museum
New Bedford
Richmond
Providence
Fespett
St. Mary’s
Warren “Manufacturing Co
Rai Pte
F River
Wairaxtsn
Pokanoket
National Rubber Co
Serio
N.ir
Gifford
Paull
John Connery
Anes
Paulion
G. McCaan
Bedford Sto
Ganshey
Lion Hall
Oscar Pivin
Kent
Andivera
Hydraulions