From the Worcester Daily Spy, (Mass.), December 21, 1858. From The Daily Exchange, (Baltimore, Maryland), December 21, 1858.
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Cranston Manufacturing Co. Fire – 1856
From the Worcester Daily Spy, (Worcester, Mass.) November, 15, 1856.
Print Works Fire – 1855
From the New York Herald, April 5, 1855. Click on image to enlarge.
Cunliff Manufacturing Fire – 1838
From the Rhode Island Republican, (Newport, R. I.), September 26, 1838. Click on image to enlarge.
Cambrick Works Dye House Fire – 1837
From the Rhode Island Republican, (Newport, R. I.), October 18, 1837. Click on image to enlarge.
Cornell Farm Fire – 1958
These photos were found in the archives of the Cranston Volunteer Firefighters Museum. The barn at the Everett Cornell Farm caught fire on September 9, 1958. The farm was located on Burlingame Road just north of Phenix Avenue, on the right. Click on images to enlarge.
Fire At State Dairy – July 3, 1956
These photos were located in an envelope at the Cranston Volunteer Firefighters Museum. They were marked: “West Barn, Fire at State Dairy, July 3, 1956.” They were taken by a member of the Meshanticut Park Fire Company. Details about the fire are unknown. These buildings no longer exist. Click on images to…
Volunteer Firemen’s Parade – 1915
This article appeared in the now long defunct newspaper, “The Cranston Citizen”, on December 2, 1915. Click on images to enlarge.
Narragansett Brewery
Little is known about this agency, but it’s presumed that this was a private firefighting company to protect the brewery and its properties. The Narragansett Brewery opened in the Arlington section of Cranston in December of 1890, and was expanded over the years. The…
Arlington Fire Company
The idea of creating a fire district in Arlington dates to January of 1889 when the Rhode Island General Assembly issued a charter for the “Arlington School District”, (District No. 10), to become a fire district known as “The Arlington Fire District”. Once the charter was obtained, a meeting to vote to accept…