St. Joseph Fire Department: History of Firefighting in St. Joseph
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.1811
Description
St. Joseph Fire Department is a presentation by the St. Joseph Fire Department about the history of fire fighting in St. Joseph starting with volunteer fire units prior to 1865. Beneath a picture is the caption, " 'Run with the Machine' was the slogan of St. Joseph's premiere fire company the Water Witch Co. The formation and funding of a professional fire department began in 1860. Many pictures, newspaper articles and other pertinent information is included. There were references to slaves, their sale, etc. The establishment of a fire department with paid employees was in 1865. The Black Snake Co. was established, but there continued to be conflicts between the new company and the Water Witch Co. Augustus Salzman was elected Fire Chief in about 1872. He remained in politics settling into the Municipal Judges position where he remained for 30 years.
21/Illustrations/Photographs
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Pamphlet
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Fire departments
Search Terms
Water Witch Co, Black Snake Co., Salzman, Augustus--Fire Chief, Slavery, City of St. Joseph, Firefighting