The Round Lake Hose Company was founded as the M.B. Sherman Hose Company
- Date Range
- 1868 – 1868
- Title
- The Round Lake Hose Company was founded as the M.B. Sherman Hose Company
- What occurred
- The Round Lake Hose Company also known as the The Round Lake Fire Department ( today) was founded as the M.B. Sherman Hose company with having volunteers of " good moral character" and needed to live within a mile of the community ( obviously to be able to come quickly in response to a fire). The first firehouse was situated on Troy Avenue near the intersection of Burlington Avenue, which today it sits on Round Lake Road only 1/10 of a mile from Interstate 87 Bypass.
- Location
- Round Lake, NY
- Image Citation
- www.rlfd.org
- Student name(s)
- Terri A. Shumway
Part of The Round Lake Hose Company was founded as the M.B. Sherman Hose Company