On this date in 1908, young women in Walhalla organized a bucket brigade alongside firefighters to help battle a wind-driven blaze that destroyed two buildings and damaged a third.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

Fire, Which Threatened to Destroy Entire Business Section of Walhalla, Extinguished After Considerable Gallant Work on Part of Fair Ones.

During the progress of a fire in Walhalla, which for a time threatened to destroy a large portion of the business district, the young ladies of the city formed a bucket brigade, rendering valuable aid in extinguishing the flames. The fire was becoming dangerous when the ladies decided on the organizing of a bucket brigade. They handled the buckets filled with water in a rapid fashion, and did a great deal towa

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