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Engine Company No. 11

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Engine Company Number 11 with tourists
Engine Company Number 11 with tourists

Engine Company No. 11 was a fire-engine company in Philadelphia. Established in 1871, it was a segregated African-American company from 1919, and was desegregated in 1952.

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Engine Company No. 11
South Street, Philadelphia South Philadelphia

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N 39.9427 ° E -75.15924 °
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South Street 1016
19146 Philadelphia, South Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, United States
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