Orrstown Garage Destroyed

On August 10, 1937 at 10:00 p.m. the rural pumper responded to the north end of Orrstown for a garage fire. By the time the engine arrived the garage had already burnt down destroying a 1927 Pontiac. The pumper connected to a hydrant about 100 feet away from the fire and prevented it from spreading further. The water system was installed in Orrstown just a few years earlier. Damages were estimated at $400. The Vigilant Hose Company answered the alarm.

Today's photograph is of the Cumberland Valley Hose Company No. 2, Shippensburg, Pa, circa 1969.