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Steam Engine Company No. 5, Brooklyn Heights

Engine 205 was Brooklyn’s oldest, most famous, and most influential fire company. It was organized as Steam Engine Company No. 5 on September 19, 1846, by young, upstanding men from wealthy families of downtown Brooklyn. The company’s first firehouse was located at 160 Pierrepont Street.

Steam Engine Company No. 5, Brooklyn Heights, 1900s

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