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OLD FIRE STATION

AIRED: Season 1, Episode 1
THE DETECTIVES: Wes Cowan and Gwen Wright
THE PLACE: The old fire station, Morristown, New Jersey

THE CASE:

Did President Ulysses S. Grant stop by a Morristown, New Jersey, firehouse on the centennial of America?

The History Detectives are on the case to determine if and why such a visit might have occurred.

By scouring old records and speaking to various experts, they hope to uncover the truth.

Is the signature in the logbook authentic and if so, why was the Commander-in-Chief in town on such a historic date?

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