Historical View: Lion Fire Company, No. 2

A replacement of the old fire station still remains on Clapboardtree Street in Westwood.

Posted Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:09 pm ET|Updated Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:12 pm ET

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Each week, Westwood Patch takes a look into the past. This week, we take a look back at the old Lion Fire Company No. 2 on Clapboardtree Street.

The building served as the original Lion fire station; Lion was one of four fire companies that used volunteers to fight fires.

The building burned in 1910, and a replacement still stands at the Clapboardtree Streetlocation.

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