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On this day in 1864 the first fire hydrant in Portland was installed at the corner of Washington and First Streets. The Oregonian, commenting upon the event said, "...as they, (the hydrants) are of the metropolitan order, we expect their adoption generally on most of the street corners. Where water is plentiful they are used for fire plugs and filling street sprinklers."
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