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On This Day in FFD History
March 12, 2016
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Thanks to our good friend and fire historian, Warren Jenkins, we have been able to identify the date and some details of this fire. Warren sent us the following Times-News article from 2004.
By James Rada, Times-News Staff Writer
A little after 5:00am in March 12 1925, Frostburg Police Officer and volunteer fireman, Thomas Griffith smelled smoke. He hurried down East Main Street trying to follow the scent of burning wood. He hadn’t gone far when he saw the flames piercing the windows of Hitchins Bothers Department Store.
The store had been in business for more than half a century and employed 45 people. The first floor carried groceries, shoes and general merchandise. The second floor had clothing for men, women and children, home furnishings and floor coverings. The third
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