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Sacketts Harbour, NY Fire, Jan 1887
Posted November 9th, 2007 by Teri
The business portion of Sackett's Harbor, New York, was burning last night, involving a loss of $50,000 , with practically no insurance. The town has no appliances for extinguishing fire except an old fashioned bucket hand engine and bucket brigade.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, GA 5 Jan 1887
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