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Bethlehem's Firefighting History on LV Discourse

John Pearce talks with guests Nancy Rutman and Karen Samuels, authors of the book Firefighting in Bethlehem, PA, 1741 – 1917.

The pare discuss fascinating facts about the development of firefighting in the Christmas City, beginning with the birth of Bethlehem as a small Moravian settlement and ending at World War I.

(Original air-date: 6/06/19)