well thats interesting
info from fd webpage
By 1907, the department had changed its name to The Robert E. Lee Fire
Co. In 1908, the fire station was relocated to the 100 block of Craven
Street, where it housed two fire companies segregated by race. The
first company consisted of 24 white volunteers with one Howe Triplex
gasoline engine, one hose cart with 800 feet of 2.5-inch hose and
1,000 feet of 2.5-inch hose in reserve. In the second company, there
were 20 black volunteers with one hand engine, one hose cart with 800
feet of 2.5-inch hose. The two companies worked side-by-side for many
years fighting fires in Beaufort. As time went by, the department used
horse-drawn pumping engines and hose carts. By the early 1900s, the
Town had installed a public water system and fire hydrants.
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