April 6 marks the 119th anniversary of the Palace Livery Stable Fire in the heart of Westminster. The blaze broke out beside the Westminster Fire and Hose Co. No.1, which was located at 66 E. Main St.
It’s amazing just how many things have changed in the past century. For hundreds of years people lived basically the same way: horse and buggy, subsistence farming, no electricity or indoor plumbing, ...