Chief Barclay McKeough Memorial Museum
If you visit Myrtle Beach, SC, be sure to check out the Chief Barclay McKeough Memorial Museum (from MyrtleBeachOnline.com).
Fire-grenade bottles were tossed at the base of a blaze in an attempt to put it out long before there were fire extinguishers. Fire officials barked out commands to firefighters through speaking bugles at fire scenes instead of the portable radios of today.Through the years, technology has made the profession of battling fires considerably safer. Some of the vintage tools and equipment on display at a modest fire museum inside a Myrtle Beach fire station offer a glimpse of a bygone era when meticulously kept hand-written fire logs were the norm of the day for some departments.
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Named for the retired New York firefighter who served as a volunteer with Myrtle Beach for about two decades beginning in the early 1970s, the keepsakes have a decidedly New York flavor.
There are, however, a clutch of timeworn helmets and hand tools - such as an antique spanner wrench once used to open hydrants and fire hose nozzles - that capture some of the history of firefighting at the beach.
Sounds like a good way to pass a few hours while on a vacation or trip. Click on the link and scroll all the way to the bottom for the address of the museum and the hours they are open.
