Contact Information: Contact: Alyssa Nightingale 631.367.8599 anight@att.net Tom Hogan 516.759.4270 tomhogan2@yahoo.com
Cold Spring Harbor Firehouse Museum Receives Provisional Charter From New York State
| Source: Cold Spring Harbor Firehouse Museum
COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY--(Marketwire - July 20, 2007) - Soon there will be another reason
for people to visit the picturesque hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor and
experience its historic charm. A group of local citizens have taken their
pride in the community to another level with the creation of the Cold
Spring Harbor Firehouse Museum and are seeking permission from the Town's
Board of Zoning Appeals to relocate and restore the community's original
Fire House (circa 1860) to a site at 84 Main Street.
The Museum's Board of Trustees was recently granted its Provisional Charter
by the New York State Board of Regents authorizing it to establish and
maintain a history museum relating to the Cold Spring Harbor Volunteer Fire
Department. Once restored, displayed within the Fire House will be the
Department's rare 1845 wood Hand Pumper and 1925 American La France Pumper,
as well as other interesting department photographs and memorabilia.
"Our Board of Trustees is most grateful to the men and women of the Cold
Spring Harbor Fire Department for their willingness to loan to the Museum
their historic equipment. We have tremendous pride in the work of our
volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel and are anxious to share the
history of its 155 years of service to the community," said Tom Hogan, one
of the Museum's founders.
The Museum's Board of Trustees consists of both local residents and members
of the Fire Department who look forward to working together to preserve the
community's original Firehouse, display the equipment to be loaned to the
Museum by the Fire Department and provide a forum where both young and old
can learn about the evolution of firefighting and safety.
"The synergy that will be created between the Fire House Museum, The
Whaling Museum, The SPLIA Gallery, The DNA Learning Center, The Cold Spring
Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium and the Nature Conservancy's Upland Farms
will provide a unique opportunity for all Long Islanders to visit and learn
about Historic Cold Spring Harbor and all that it offers," said Hogan.
