{"id":1243,"date":"2013-09-22T21:42:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T21:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2023-08-06T22:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T03:14:29","slug":"carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the mid-1980s, I started working on a project for Singerly Fire Company<\/a>. We were preparing to celebrate our 100th anniversary in Elkton, MD, and planned several traditional projects. Tasks included researching, creating exhibits, commissioning an oil painting, and arranging events. However, we faced a challenge in restoring the two hand pumpers from the early 1800s, which had been used in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Elkton.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"A
The restored hydraulion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The elder piece of apparatus arrived in Elkton in 1827. Technically called a hydraulion because it carried its own hose reel mounted on top, it had been the pride of the Elkton firefighters for generations. James Sellers, a Philadelphia mechanic, built it in 1817 for a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia. It served there for nine years before it came to Maryland. The second unit, a suction engine, landed in 1859. A Baltimore company sold it as the city converted to steam engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two hand pumpers were the town\u2019s defense against flames until 1892, when Singerly purchased a modern Amoskeag Steam Engine. After that, the town gradually forgot about these units from another age, except for an occasional parade or special occasion, until the centennial neared. However, these aging relics needed work, so we started searching for contacts to help restore them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We found Jack Robrecht and Al Wills, two fire service historians associated with the Philadelphia Fire Museum. After examining the pieces in Elkton, the Philadelphians suggested contacting an Amish carriage maker.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"one
The old Philadelphia Hydraulion before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In 1985, members of the company traveled to Lancaster County and talked with the Bart Fire Company. One of their members at the station that day recommended we visit the Nickel Mine Coach shop just a mile or two up the road from the firehouse. At the shop, we met a master Amish craftsman, Christian Petersheim Jr., and we discussed the restoration. As we were interested in engaging Mr. Petersheim but needed an estimate, a committee member drove him to Elkton to work up a quote a week later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We settled on a price, and another member hauled the pumpers to Bart, PA. There, the master artisan and his helpers carefully examined the carriages to assess the restoration work required. Then, they disassembled them piece by piece, preserving the original components. Using hand tools from the 19th<\/sup> century, they cleaned, repaired, and reassembled the frames. The team used high-quality materials to paint and finish the carriages, resulting in beautifully restored artifacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nickel Mine Shop preserved the original design and ensured the pumpers were ready for another century. The shop did not have a telephone, so when we needed to talk with Mr. Petersheim, he went to the village store in Bart, where there was a payphone. The carriage maker finished the work a few years before the 100th<\/sup> anniversary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, I revisited the Nickel Mine Road in Paradise, PA. Mr. Petersheim had retired, but his sons now manage the business. Still, I found him next door in a smaller shop as he has taken up reupholstering antique automobiles, including some for the Ford Museum.  There as he where we reminisced about the job nearly 30 years earlier and viewed a photo album documenting the progress. Afterward, he won more fire department contracts, restoring seven additional hand-drawn fire apparatus. This apparatus came from VT., FL, PA., NY, and MD and included one hook and ladder. In his retirement, he started reupholstering antique cars from the early 1900s, which is what he was doing during my visit.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"Amish
Nickle Mine Coach Shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The work of this fine Amish craftsman appears in the Singerly Fire Company museum in Elkton, looking as good today as it did nearly forty years earlier when the two hand pumpers returned home to Elkton. Though we never tested it, Mr. Petersheim said the pump on the old hydraulion would work if we replaced a few seals. We were lucky to have the Philadelphia Fire Museum\u2019s help and the carriage maker.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the mid-1980s, I started working on a project for Singerly Fire Company. We were preparing to celebrate our 100th anniversary in Elkton, MD, and planned several traditional projects. Tasks included researching, creating exhibits, commissioning an oil painting, and arranging events. However, we faced a challenge in restoring the two hand pumpers from the early…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collections","category-historic-preservation"],"yoast_head":"\nCarriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An Amish-carriage maker restored two antique fire department hand pumpers. These old engines were from the early 19th century\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An Amish-carriage maker restored two antique fire department hand pumpers. These old engines were from the early 19th century\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mike's History Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-09-22T21:42:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-07T03:14:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/singerly-763a.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mike\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dixonhistory\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@dixonhistory\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mike\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mike\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a\"},\"headline\":\"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-22T21:42:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-07T03:14:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":666,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/singerly-763a.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Collections\",\"Historic Preservation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/\",\"name\":\"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/singerly-763a.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-09-22T21:42:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-07T03:14:29+00:00\",\"description\":\"An Amish-carriage maker restored two antique fire department hand pumpers. These old engines were from the early 19th century\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/singerly-763a.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/singerly-763a.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mike's History Blog\",\"description\":\"Reflections & News About Working With the Past\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dixonhistory.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a\",\"name\":\"Mike\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mike\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department -","description":"An Amish-carriage maker restored two antique fire department hand pumpers. These old engines were from the early 19th century","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department -","og_description":"An Amish-carriage maker restored two antique fire department hand pumpers. These old engines were from the early 19th century","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/","og_site_name":"Mike's History Blog","article_published_time":"2013-09-22T21:42:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-07T03:14:29+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/singerly-763a.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Mike","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@dixonhistory","twitter_site":"@dixonhistory","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mike","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/"},"author":{"name":"Mike","@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a"},"headline":"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department","datePublished":"2013-09-22T21:42:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-07T03:14:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/"},"wordCount":666,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/singerly-763a.jpg","articleSection":["Collections","Historic Preservation"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/","name":"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/singerly-763a.jpg","datePublished":"2013-09-22T21:42:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-07T03:14:29+00:00","description":"An Amish-carriage maker restored two antique fire department hand pumpers. These old engines were from the early 19th century","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/singerly-763a.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/singerly-763a.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/carriage-maker-restored-hand-pumpers-for-fire-department\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Carriage Maker Restored Hand Pumpers For Fire Department"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/","name":"Mike's History Blog","description":"Reflections & News About Working With the Past","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/5c3eab0b11cf9e25c353fd304278ed6a","name":"Mike","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mike"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3288a2c884d3b3a326864a1928f04094551b5cfcc972298b58143e9df2011a8?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2IGzo-k3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":242,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/19th-century-firefighting-pumpers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1243,"position":0},"title":"19th Century Firefighting Article Published in Maryland Life","author":"Mike","date":"May 21, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I had an article on firefighting in the early 19th century published in the June edition of Maryland Life Magazine. \u00a0The piece examines how a rural Eastern Shore Town, Elkton used two old hand pumpers to fight blazes until those veterans of many a struggle with flames were retired after\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Published Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Published Articles","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/published-articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/singerly-878aaa.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1646,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/singerly-fire-company-paper-show-had-fine-delmarva-photographs-collectibles\/","url_meta":{"origin":1243,"position":1},"title":"Singerly Fire Company Paper Show Had Fine Delmarva Photographs & Collectibles","author":"Mike","date":"February 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In the mid-1980s, we formed a committee of the Singerly Fire Company in Elkton to gear up for the organization\u2019s 1992 centennial celebration.\u00a0 While the committee planned a cluster of traditional initiatives, the working group also developed two larger heritage-related goals. One involved restoring two priceless hand pumpers, veterans of\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"singerly 100","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/singerly-100-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4732,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/tv-interview-on-historic-landmark-loss\/","url_meta":{"origin":1243,"position":2},"title":"Historian Interviewed by TV Station After Loss of Historic Hotel","author":"Mike","date":"May 23, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"As a social historian specializing in community studies, I am often asked to do media interviews after catastrophes or significant accidents. These tragedies can profoundly impact the social, economic, and historical fabric, altering lives, historic buildings, landmarks, and artifacts. Mike Dixon TV interview on Station WJZ in Baltimore This was\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Community Studies"","block_context":{"text":"Community Studies","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/community-studies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/72722425_2389481777983402_8401206062497136640_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/72722425_2389481777983402_8401206062497136640_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/72722425_2389481777983402_8401206062497136640_n.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/72722425_2389481777983402_8401206062497136640_n.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1773,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/disasters-are-part-of-a-communitys-history-and-should-be-remembered\/","url_meta":{"origin":1243,"position":3},"title":"Disasters Are Part of a Community’s History and Should be Remembered","author":"Mike","date":"September 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A story about the passage of 37 years since a sudden, life-shattering tragedy hit San Diego came up in my Delmarva Newsfeed yesterday. On Friday, September 25, 1978, a beautiful, sunny southern California Day, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Fight 182 was on final descent into the airport when it collided\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Community Studies"","block_context":{"text":"Community Studies","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/community-studies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"disasters are part of a community's past","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015-09-23_17-49-40-288x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1757,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/program-on-business-history-looks-to-past-to-consider-present-and-future\/","url_meta":{"origin":1243,"position":4},"title":"Program on Business History Looks to Past to Consider Present and Future","author":"Mike","date":"August 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In a lively, interactive program the Cecil County Public Library examines the history of business and economic development in the county.\u00a0 Historian Mike Dixon leads this discussion, as we look back through the centuries to consider the intersection of the past with the present and the future. The free program\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Community Studies"","block_context":{"text":"Community Studies","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/community-studies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Armstrongemployees.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Armstrongemployees.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Armstrongemployees.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Armstrongemployees.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Armstrongemployees.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Armstrongemployees.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":314,"url":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/talking-about-history-of-municipal-policing-to-citizen-police-academy\/","url_meta":{"origin":1243,"position":5},"title":"Talking About History of Municipal Policing to Citizen Police Academy","author":"Mike","date":"March 7, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The first class of the Elkton Police Department\u2019s Citizen Police Academy kicked off this evening, as members of the force welcomed 10 students to the program.\u00a0 The training academy gives participants a chance to get to know the operation of the department.\u00a0 \u00a0I was pleased to be invited to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Programs"","block_context":{"text":"Programs","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/category\/programs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mldixon.com\/historyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/elkton-police.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}