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This 1937 Waterous Fire Engine paid a visit to the 30th All Wheels Weekend, all the way from the Illinois city of Elizabeth, a small town east of Dubuque, Ia. The vehicle's owner, Hambone, brought the fire truck to Dayton. It helped the Elizabeth F.D. celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021.
DAYTON–In 1938, the roof of Emma Rowley's home at 306 West Madison Street in Elizabeth, Illinois, caused several hundred dollars in damage. But thanks to the Elizabeth Fire Department's brand new truck, the firemen of the day were able to notch a "save."
It was the first house fire to be tackled by the department since the truck's arrival in September, 1937.
According to an article about that firs...
