Car show honoring fallen firefighters takes place this weekend

A car show is happening this weekend in Elizabethton to raise funds for a new monument. This monument will honor four young firefighters who lost their lives battling a wildfire. Three 19-year-olds and one 15-year-old were killed fighting a fire on Jenkins Mountain in Hampton in 1954. Admission to the car show is free. The registration fee for those who wish to enter a car will be based on donation. All proceeds from this event will go to funding the creation of this memorial.

The “Jenkins Mtn Wildfire Memorial Car Show” takes place at the Stateline Drive-in this Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM.

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