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At 1:37 PM on June 25th, 1914, Box 48 was pulled for a fire in the Korn Leather Factory on this site at number 57 Boston Street in an area known as Blubber Hollow, followed at 1:41 PM by a general alarm. This was the start of the Great Salem Fire. It is dedicated to the brave firefighters from Salem and surrounding communities who fought that conflagration.
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Salem, Massachusetts · United States
