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Erected in December of 1908, the Firemen’s
Memorial statue was a donation to the Borough of Carlisle by Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Livingston Sr. Mr. Livingston was a tobacco
retailer with his business being located on North Hanover
Street. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston saw the need for a much larger
fountain to replace the current one at the Market House and went
to the Borough Council meeting in September of 1908. They wished
to donate the fountain in memory of their deceased daughter Mrs.
Regina Livingston Hitchens who had died of natural causes in
1901.
The cost of the memorial was $1,800.00 plus another $1,200.00 to
erect it. It was made by the J.T. Mott Iron Works of New York
and was erected by the A.T. Shupe Marble and Granite Dealer. The
Fountain was to be dedicated as part of Old Home Week in
Carlisle in October 1909, however Mrs. Livingston passed away in
early 1909 and Sunday October 3, 1909 Mr. Livingston passed away
just weeks before the official dedication to the Borough. Old
Home Week in 1909 was a huge event for the Cumberland Fire Co.
as they were celebrating a century of service.
The Firemen's Memorial was placed in front of the Courthouse in
December 1908 and stayed there until sometime in the late 1920's
when road improvements forced the Borough of Carlisle to move
the statue. The fountain was destined for the scrap pile at the
borough dump until the Cumberland Fire Company, then on East
Louther Street came forward with the desire to move it there.
The statue was moved to the curb close to the Cumberland Fire
Company and still held water for a number of years.
It was later moved beside the Fire Company after the Cumberland
Fire Company obtained some property from the school. When the
Cumberland Fire Company and the Good Will Fire Company merged in
1984, the Firemen's Memorial was moved to its their station at
102 West Ridge Street. Prior to this move, it held flowers in
the watering troughs.
In the year of 2000 the statue was sent out to be restored. The
restoration was very successful, and it looks like it did in the
early 1900's. We would like to thank everyone that supported us
with this project to bring back something that means a lot to
the Borough of Carlisle and to others that follow history in the
fire service.
Carlisle Fire & Rescue Services has designated a committee led
by Vice President Jake Baker to plan for a new home for the
Firemen’s Memorial Statue on Spring Rd. Please watch for it in
the spring of 2010. |
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