The A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company was located where the Cranston Print Works is today. It was a cotton manufacturing company owned by the Sprague Family of Cranston, and was in business as early as 1862. It is unknown if this was a a volunteer fire company, or a private concern established to protect the interests of the mill.
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September 12, 1882
Cranston’s Chief of Police John Bigbee in uniform.
June 26, 1896
October 19, 1898
Unknown date.
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The following article is from The Providence News, April 1, 1896. (Click on image to enlarge.)
Cranston Print Works Fire Co. Forms Association – 1925