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A Lesson In Firefighting History

from National Public Radio
October 8, 2010

Robert Siegel speaks with Mark Tebeau, an urban historian at Cleveland State University, about the history of fire marks in the United States. Fire marks indicated whether a homeowner was insured for fire protection. Tebeau is also the author of Eating Smoke: Fire in Urban America.

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  • All Things Considered, October 8, 2010
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