1893: TRENTON'S BATTLE MONUMENT

IN 1993, THE TRENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT CELEBRATED THE CENTENNIAL OF THE DEDICATION OF THE FAMOUS AND HISTORICAL TRENTON BATTLE MONUMENT. THERE WAS A SERIES OF POSTAL CARDS HANDED OUT AS A SOUVINIR. THIS IS ONE OF THEM AND THERE IS ANOTHER IN MY COLLECTION WITH AN EXQUISITE PHOTO OF THE OLD WASHINGTON HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY.

A YEAR EARLIER IN 1992, THE TRANSITION FROM AN ALL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO A PAID COMPANY WENT INTO EFFECT.