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Peabody Firefighting (Images of America: Massachusetts)

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The Peabody Fire Department used to be established in 1868, when the town changed its name from South Danvers to Peabody after certainly one of its favorite sons: well-known philanthropist George Peabody. On the other hand, its long-standing history of being a first class department
dates farther back to the purchase of the town’s first hand engine, the Federal No. 1, in 1800, and even farther back with the formation of bucket brigades and fire clubs. Peabody’s long history of being the “leather capital of the world” parallels the fire department’s history, because the various department’s members worked within the leather factories or were leather shop owners. These same leather factories were fodder for plenty of general alarm fires. Peabody Firefighting features photographs and narratives that showcase the history and evolution of the Peabody Fire Department, a department that lately is as wealthy in diversity and tradition as ever and continues to reply to the call of duty to a multitude of emergencies.

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