and the damage was negligible. On Wednesday, July 1, 1987, at about 6:00 p.m. the flag pole atop the tower of the Laurel engine house was struck by lightning. The 35 foot fir pole was split in half, with a section the size of a two-by-four falling to the street. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Pennsylvania Laurel-Rex fire station web site References External links Fire stations completed in 1878 Towers completed in 1878 Fire stations completed in 1892 Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in York, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania