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There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.
The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.
They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!
There are two theories as to why the town is named Arrowtown. One is that the river behind the town flows swiftly like an arrow.
Arrowtown had four churches representing the early immigrant populations. Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican and Methodist. All still operate today except for the Methodist Church.
Arrowtown was originally known as Fox’s. named after William Fox an early gold discoverer. Then it was known as The Arrow and later Arrowtown.
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