Spokane Fire Station No. 3 Personnel
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The original wooden structure built before it was torn down and replaced by the current brick structure. Spiked shoes gave the horses added traction on ice. Steam engineer Edward Wilson, standing at center, operated the steam engine, which pumped the water, circa 1900. Photo Courtesy of Spokane Public Library, Northwest Room, Spokane, WA.
This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 3: Hoses, Water, and Engines
Spokane Fire Station No. 3: Hoses, Water, and Engines
Spokane boomed in the 1890s. Mining, timber, agriculture, and transportation fueled the growth of the city, from less than twenty thousand in 1890 to thirty-seven thousand ten years later. A growing city needed enhanced fire protection, and so Fire…