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In December 1916, a fire swept the village business section and destroyed an entire block, causing $100,000 in damage. Despite a well-organized bucket brigade, the fire department, limited equipment, and inadequate water supply could not control the blaze. The fire began at the Central Hotel and destroyed it along with Keaver's General Store, the Davis stable, a harness shop, and a wagonmaker's shop. Newspaper accounts told of the harrowing rescue of panicked horses brought out through the flames, while buildings across the street, including the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), were miraculously spared.
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Millbrook, New York · United States
