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443. Hockanum Hose Company Fire Museum

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443. Hockanum Hose Company Fire Museum

A Couple of Hosers East Hartford (Google Maps location) June 21, 2019 A funny thing happened at this little museum: I didn't take a picture of the star of the show... the Belle of the ball, Maxine. Now, getting a picture of the vintage 1940 Mack fire engine would have been very difficult, owing to the small space … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, East Hartford, Fire Museum, Free Museums, Hartford County, Tiny Museums

272. Connecticut Fire Museum

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272. Connecticut Fire Museum

Stop, Drop, and Roll Into This Museum Connecticut Fire Museum, East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 There are a lot of fire museums in Connecticut. Way more than you think - ten. Can you imaging how many fire museums there must be in, say, California? Probably nearly 100. Many of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cars and Trucks, Damian, East Windsor, Fire Museum, Hartford County

249. Suffield Firemen’s Museum

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249. Suffield Firemen’s Museum

I Spit Hot Fire Suffield (Google Maps location) March 29, 2013 Did you know that there are something like 10 fire museums in Connecticut? Ansonia, Bethel, Bristol, Colchester, East Windsor, Manchester, Portland, Rocky Hill, Winchester... and Suffield. Now, I have no clue how many of these are still open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Fire Museum, Free Museums, Hartford County, Suffield

282. Connecticut Cellar Savers Fire Museum (RIP)

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282. Connecticut Cellar Savers Fire Museum (RIP)

”Oh Fireman, There’s Somethin’ Smoking Hot On the Beach!” Portland (Google Maps location) November 29, 2014 2019 Update: This museum has closed. I’m the rare writer who starts pages with an aside. I'm pretty sure that makes me a bad writer, but don’t tell anyone. Anyway, if you live in Connecticut and have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cars and Trucks, Closed/Gone/Former, Damian, Fire Museum, Free Museums, Hoang, Middlesex County, Model Trains, Nudity, Portland

26. Cheney Fire Museum

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26. Cheney Fire Museum

C'mon Cheney Light My Fire! Manchester (Google Maps Location) August 25, 2007 "Fire!" Just kidding - but it's okay to shout fire in an uncrowded website. Trust me. "Fire!" See? Nothing happens. But something IS happening in Manchester at the Cheney ("Cheenee") Fire Museum; something very good. World famous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Cars and Trucks, cheney Brothers historic district, EdHill, Fire Museum, Hartford County, Manchester, manchester historical society, National Historic Landmarks, Town History

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