Topics
- Building Ties: Car Shows & Downtown
- Changes In The Urban Landscape
- Female Entrepreneurship: The Pressure to Perform
- The Geography of Class
- The History of the Carlisle Fire Department
- How America’s Truck Industry Hurts and Helps Carlisle
- Carlisle Lodging Then and Now
- Non-profits in Carlisle
- Reclaiming African American History
- Where Did All The Greeks Go?
Tag Archives: fire department
Militia, Fire Depts., and Police
According to Bonner in 1901 the town of Carlisle boasted a 58 man Militia. Each man was only paid for time in service and that lasted three years. The initial pay was $1.50 but, if they reenlisted they would be … Continue reading
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Empire-Friendship Fire Companies
In keeping with my interest in the history of the Carlisle Fire Department, I found information on the Empire-Friendship Fire Companies and Firefighters Association. In 1992, Empire Hook and Ladder Company and Friendship Fire Company #5 joined together to build … Continue reading
Union Fire Company No. 1
While researching the Carlisle Fire Department, I found the website for Union Fire Company No. 1. The fire department was established in 1789 and the building was built in 1888. Not only is it a working volunteer fire department, but … Continue reading