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The 911 of 1889

Posted on February 1, 2010 by SCblogger

On the afternoon of February 8, 1889, the alarm at telephone patrol box number 3 at Front Street between Main and Brady Streets was sounded by an officer on patrol.  It was the first alarm sounded on the week-old system that … Continue reading →

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