It’s Wayback Wednesday, sponsored by Jamie Lockwood, broker/owner of Sutton Group Muskoka Realty!
This 1906 panorama was taken from the second floor of the then-Huntsville Public School, which was located at the corner of Centre and Caroline streets. Note the barren Lookout Mountain in the distance. In June 1903, a huge fire destroyed much of the vegetation. After the blaze had been raging for three days Thomas Cullon, who served as chief of the fire brigade, tried a different tactic. He attached a hose to the hydrant located at Dr. Shearer’s house and crossed the river at the foot of Fairy Avenue with 1,000 feet of fire hose. A news report at the time said, “The brigade performed the almost inconceivable task of scaling the steep precipice on the north side, fighting the fire as they went.”
Details and photo via Huntvsille: With Spirit and Resolve.
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