Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum is a museum devoted to fire fighter heritage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum has an outstanding collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment, extensive collection of vintage fire apparatus, artifacts, pictures and information about the history of fire fighting in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States.[1]

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum
Pennsylvania National Fire Museum
Former name
The Fire Museum of Greater Harrisburg
Established1993
Location1820 North 4th Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102
Coordinates40.2764°N 76.8923°W / 40.2764; -76.8923
TypeFire museum
DirectorKevin Gill
WebsiteMuseum website

The museum is housed in the former 1899 Victorian firehouse Reily Hose Company No. 10, of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire.[2]

References

  1. Bogle, Elizabeth (2013). Museum Exhibition Planning and Design. AltaMira Press. pp. 135–138. ISBN 9780759122314.
  2. "Pennsylvania National Fire Museum Facebook page". Facebook page. Retrieved 6 January 2022.


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