Thursday, January 10, 2008

Smokehouse Destroyed, Wood Shed Damaged In Blaze

On January 10, 1934 at 1:30 a.m. firemen were dispatched to a smokehouse fire one mile north of Newburg on the road leading to McKinney (I don’t know where that is). A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a smokehouse with four hogs inside and damaged a wood shed. Firemen were able to save the house and barn only fifteen feet away. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose Company answered the alarm.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Brad,
McKinney is the little "village" on Rt 997 in the area of the Blue Mountain Turnpike Interchange.
KNJr

Anonymous said...

Back in the 70's, right after I moved to Ship, some resident put a "toilet" out along the road (just down from the Turnpike entrance) and marked it "McKinney Rest Stop."

TC

Brad Myers said...

Thanks guys, I didn't know that. TC when you posted before I scratched my head for some time before figuring out who you were. After seeing the hits on my site from Texas I put it together. I hope you like the site, Brad.

Anonymous said...

The site is "great" Brad, it sure does bring back lots of memories. Thanks for all your hard work.

TC