The 1840 Joel Bates “America” Fire Engine
In 2019, after several years of detective work and assisted by Josiah Wagner and Bill Ward, Allentown firefighter Jeremy Bellois contacted the Kutztown Area Historical Society because he had located, in the collection of Sutton “Sut” Marshall of Conway, New Hampshire, the “lost” 1840 Joel Bates “America” hand pumper that had been purchased by Kutztown’s Borough Council in the mid-19th century and housed in the borough or surrounding vicinity for more than 125 years. Since then, the society, in conjunction with Kutztown Fire Company No. 1, has researched the pumper’s history and organized a fund-raising campaign to return the pumper to eastern Pennsylvania.
We're currently looking for donations.
Please contact Craig Koller at: cak@hometownu.com for more information.
We're currently looking for donations.
Please contact Craig Koller at: cak@hometownu.com for more information.
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