Photograph postcard of a fire engine with the Beaufort Arsenal. Headquarters for the Beaufort Coast Artillery which was organized in 1776. Built of brick and tabby in 1795 and rebuilt in 1852. Old engine is the property of the Washington Fire Engine Co., organized in 1874.
Typescript text of an address delivered at the Charleston (S.C.) Rotary Club on December 22, 1953 by D. A. Amme, Vice President, Board of Firemasters. Speech traces the history of firefighting in Charleston from the 18th century until the 1950s. Also notes the affliation of the police department and lists "Notable Conflagrations."
