The little Water Witch Fire Engine, which played a major role in the development of the Waldoboro Fire Department beginning in 1838, and whose present home is the Waldoborough Historical Society’s Museum, brought recognition to Waldoboro Saturday, Sept. 9, she was awarded First Place in the Class B Restored Hand Tub Engines Competition at the Annual Convention of the Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters, held in Boothbay.
The driver of her trailer in the parade was WHS Associate Trustee Lt. Roy Hatch who, with the help of several members of Waldoboro’s Fireman’s Association, loaded the engine on a new horse trailer loaned for the drive by Mike Phillips of On the Road in Warren.