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(left) Guardian Hose Company Members (left to right) Richard
M. Willhide, Robert L. Willhide, James H. Mackley, and Donald E. Stitely
pose before removing the cornerstones. |
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(right) Removing the cornerstones.
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(left) - Guardian Hose Company President Wayne Stackhouse
turns over the first shovelful of dirt for the Groundbreaking Ceremony. To
President Stackhouse's left are: Guardian Hose Company Chief Chris
Kinnaird, Thurmont Mayor Marty Burns, President of the Board of Frederick County
Commissioners John "Lennie" Thompson, Jr., and Frederick County
Commissioner John Lovell. |
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| (left) - Guardian Hose Company Chaplain Reverend James
Hamrick addresses the crowd before delivering the benediction at the
conclusion of the Fire Hall Decommissioning and Ground Breaking Ceremony. |

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(left) - After the Ceremony had concluded, members of the
Guardian Hose Company who were present posed for a final group photograph
in front of the soon to be demolished fire hall. |
Above photographs courtesy of John Kinnaird. Additional photos of the
Decommissioning & Ground Breaking Ceremony may be viewed by accessing the
following link: http://thurmontfirst.com/
Photographs, again courtesy of John Kinnaird, of the demolition of the Fire
Hall, may be viewed at this link: http://thurmontfirst.com/
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