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Richford, Vermont, USA
Sweat-Comings fire, 1907
“It started out as a small wood-framed building right on this site, where this building is now,” Mercy continued. “In (August of) 1907, there was a major fire — burned the factory, burned buildings across the street, burned the old wooden fire station that was on the corner.
“When they rebuilt in 1908, H.C. Comings offered to build the town this building — a new fire station — if they would trade lots with him. He rebuilt a building for them for nothing, and he ran steam pipes from the (factory) boiler room to heat it.”
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 1907, there was a major fire — burned the factory, burned buildings across the street, burned the old wooden fire station that was on the corner.
“When they rebuilt in 1908, H.C. Comings offered to build the town this building — a new fire station — if they would trade lots with him. He rebuilt a building for them for nothing, and he ran steam pipes from the (factory) boiler room to heat it.”
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