The Greenpoint Monitor Museum John Ericsson Junior High School January 31, 2006

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This fire engine runs by steam.  Water is heated in its boiler.  While in England, John Ericsson invented a steam fire truck.  It was pulled by horses and the steam gave another force to the pump that the water  could reach the top of the buildings.

This fire engine runs by steam. Water is heated in its boiler. While in England, John Ericsson invented a steam fire truck. It was pulled by horses and the steam gave another force to the pump that the water could reach the top of the buildings.

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