Engine House Number One / Neptune Engine No. 1

Engine House Number One / Neptune Engine No. 1 (HM2AAO)

Location: Toledo, OH 43604 Lucas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 39.347', W 83° 31.992'

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(Engine House Number One - marker side 1)
Toledo's first fire station was built in November 1837 one city block due north of this site at the southwest corner of Cherry Street and Eagle Lane at 519 Cherry on what is now the driveway for the Goodwill Industries Building. It was a small non-descript, wooden building, built by contractors Hoisington and Manning for $78. It was replaced by a two-story brick building with tin-clad window sills and trim in December 1854. With fire trucks becoming larger and heavier, it was necessary to construct a new building in 1872 at a cost of $7000. Designated Station No. 2, it remained in service until 1953 when the new headquarters station at Huron and Orange streets was dedicated. It disappeared for good during the Urban Renewal projects of the late 1950s and 1960s.
(Neptune Engine No.1 - marker side 2)
Toledo's first fire engine was hand pulled and hand pumped. Built in New York City by James Smith in 1837 and shipped here by way of the Erie Canal, it was used until after the Civil War when a horse-drawn steam pumper replaced it. Neptune No. 1 can be seen at the Toledo Firefighters Museum at 918 Sylvania Avenue. Matt Hertzfeld took the photograph of the Neptune on this marker.
Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger

Company, Toledo Firefighters Museum and The Ohio Historical Society2001

Details

HM Number	HM2AAO
Series	This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
Tags	Buildings, Man Made Features, Charities and Public Work,
Year Placed	2001
Placed By	Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Toledo Firefighters Museum and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Monday, August 13th, 2018 at 1:03am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17T E 289071 N 4614659
Decimal Degrees	41.65578333, -83.53320000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 41° 39.347', W 83° 31.992'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	41° 39' 20.82" N, 83° 31' 59.52" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	419
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 519 Orange St, Toledo OH 43604, US
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