Engine Company Cornerstone Laid in 1906

Story by Ex-Captain Steve Grogan from a Brooklyn Eagle Newspaper article on September 4, 1906

The newspaper archives of the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper reported in an article dated September 4, 1906, titled, "Lynbrook's New Fire House, Cornerstone Laid Yesterday After Parade of Firemen Through Village Streets" that the cornerstone of Engine Company's firehouse on Atlantic Avenue was laid the day before on September 3, 1906.  A cornerstone ceremony was held after a firefighter's parade through Lynbrook.  The article said, "Every store and residence in Lynbrook the line of march was prettily decorated."  Leading the parade was Chief James H. Dayton, Assistant Chief Stephen Dolbeer, Marshall William H. W. Haff and Assistant Marshal Arthur H. Ebeling, Rowland H. Mayland, president of the New York State Volunteer Firemen's Assocation, and George Finley, vice president of the Nassau County Veterans Volunteer Firemen's Association." After the laying of the cornerstone for the planned 20 by 40 foot two-story cinder-block firehouse on Atlantic Avenue, there was a reception and ball at the nearby Lyceum Theatre.  The article said that the new firehouse would be "a  tasty design."