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October 21, 2011 11:58 AM

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This is what the first modern fire engine looked like. Knox Automobile of Springfield, Mass., manufactured the first one in 1905.

By Joe Johnson
The Athens Banner-Herald

ATHENS, Ga. — History finally is coming to life at Athens-Clarke Fire Station No. 2.

There, firefighters are nearing the end of a project that began more than a decade ago — restoring an 87-year-old fire truck.

Countless hands have been laid on the 1924 Foamite-Childs Fire Apparatus Truck since a citizen donated it to the department in 1999.

Full story: Firefighters put finishing touches on 1924 truck

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