March 8, 2011

vigilant hose company

The Vigilant Hose Company of Emmitsburg, Maryland was established in 1884 --beginning a new era in firefighting from the bucket brigade. A city ordinance required all men to join the fire company or be fined for non-compliance. .The building housing the fire station was purchased in 1920 and the first motorized engine purchased in 1929 for $3,200. I don't know if the modern trucks fit in the station because they were on the street when we passed by and we didn't stay for bingo.

03.06.2011

st joseph's cemetery

Mother Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity of St Joseph's, established the first Catholic community for women. Her original burial place was in this cemetery, surrounded by the headstones of the sisters. Elizabeth Ann Seton was beatified in 1963 as the first native born saint of the United States. The Mortuary Chapel was built in remembrance by her sons., who didn't learn of death in 1821 until years later.

National Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seaton
Emmitsburg, Maryland