Picture Vernon: A Fire In Rockville A Half-Century Ago

TOLLAND, CT — The latest installment of the Picture Vernon series is actually from the Tolland Fire Department.

It takes us to Tolland firefighters lending a hand in Vernon a half century ago this week.

Shown in the photo are Tolland firefighters pumping water from a hydrant on Union Street in the Rockville section of Vernon using Tank 40.

The water was being supplied to the scene of a house fire on Village Street in Rockville on March 6 1972.

The stores looked quite different back then.

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Picture Tolland is a periodic series featuring images of the town, past and present.