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Fire Museum

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The York County Fire Museum is in the historic 1903 Royal Fire House. The museum allows visitors to see how York firefighters worked, lived and played. The building holds more than 225 years of firefighting equipment representative of the 72 fire companies of York County. Exhibits and objects on display include six fire trucks ranging from the 1920s to the 1950s, hand-drawn pumpers, uniforms, and historic alarm systems. A third-floor room recreates a firefighters’ dormitory, where firemen slept during their shifts. The museum is open seasonally from April to November on Saturdays only. A museum visit is included with your general admission ticket.

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Saturdays only 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April through November

757 W. Market St., York PA 17401. Limited parking.
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717-848-1587

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Volunteers honored posthumously for helping to create Fire Museum

The York County History Center recognized Richard “Dick” Lehr and Albert “Albie” Shaffer as part of the center’s 2022 Annual Awards. The two men received the Lila Fourhman-Shaull Spirit Award posthumously for their many years of work promoting the history of firefighting in York County and for their help establishing the Fire Museum.

Be sure to include a trip to the Fire Museum as part of your visit to the History Center.

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