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Station 6 - Whitneyville Annex
21 Merritt Street
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The historical outline below is taken from the program for
the Second Annual Hamden Firemen's Memorial Service,
held at Memorial Town Hall on June 10, 1934.
The History Committee for the event consisted of
Messrs. Ralph Eno, Michael J. Whalen, and Harold G. Emerson.
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| 1921-25 - Whitneyville Annex Fire Department. The Company was renamed the Merritt Street Volunteer Fire Co. 6 in 1925. (Photo courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society) |
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1930 - Engine 6 (1924 Stutz 350 g.p.m.)
Standing L-R: Michael Parillo, Jim Clerkin, Mike Lipnicky, Jimmie Minahan, August Schoepfer, Larry Spahr, Jack Schoepfer, Mike Durso, William Meldrum, and John Kimler. Oliver Abel (standing on tailboard), Harry Stein (in RH seat), and George Benton (paid driver).
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| 1970 - Just before Station 6 closed. Engine 6 (1954 Maxim 750 g.p.m.) L-R: Fred Knudsen, Charlie Cargan, Chief V. Paul Leddy and D/C Daniel Hume (Photo by I. Sneiderman) |
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Sunday, March 10, 1957 - John O'Hare's daughter visits her dad at Station 6. The 1930 Maxim pumper was already an antique.
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| Merritt Street Station 6 - 1969 (Photo by Ed Doiron) |
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are © Copyright 2009-10 by the Hamden Fire Retirees' Assn.
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