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Illinois State Fire Museum

 Take a step back in time to see antique and vintage firefighting equipment at the Illinois Fire Museum. The museum, located at the Old Firehouse at Main and Central Avenues on the state fairgrounds in Springfield, is open to the public by appointment. Please call 217-785-1030 to schedule a tour.

Among the artifacts on display, the museum houses an antique horse-drawn hand pumper, a hand-pulled 

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hose cart, and a ladder wagon with bronze horses at the ready.

For more information or to arrange special tours, please contact the Fire Museum Staff.

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