Sing Sing Steamer Company No. 1 came into being in June 1876 with the purchase of a Silsby rotary steam fire engine, the latest in technology at that time. The Silsby company had exhibited its steam engine in Sing Sing in early 1876. When a fire broke out on Main St., the village fathers saw the engine in action and were persuaded to purchase one. A company of 60 members formed to take charge of the new steam engine. Still stationed on Main St., Steamer Company shared its space with the Police headquarters in the late 1890's. 

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