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Venice, Florida celebrated the opening of a new museum for Old Betsy, the city's 99-year-old fire engine.

The museum, spearheaded by Earl and Karen Midlam, cost $550,000 and was funded through donations and city efforts.

Old Betsy served Venice from 1926 to 1947 and remains a beloved icon, appearing in city parades.

VENICE – Old Betsy, the city of Venice’s 99-year-old fire engine, got its new home on the on the Venice Cultural Campus last week , with history buffs, firefighters and former City Council members turning out for the occasion for the 1926 American LaFrance fire engine.

About six years ago, Earl Midlam and his wife Karen – two primary caretakers of Old Betsy, which served as the city’s only fire engine from 1926 to 1947 – started the effort to build w

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