16 53 Lydia Rural Fire Department
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N 34° 17.346 W 080° 06.454
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The best of a community can often be found in the local volunteer fire department.
Waymark Code: WMXKRC
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2018
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The Lydia Rural Fire Department, the first rural fire department in this county, was organized in 1954 after fires destroyed three houses in less than a month. Its organizers met at the store and gas station owned by E. Gay Bass (1913-1997). By mid-1955 the department had received a charter, built a fire station, and bought two trucks. Bass, its first fire chief, served 23 years.
Marker Name: Lydia Rural Fire Department
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: 16 53
County: Darlington
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