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Engine 209 will remain downtown for now after health system cancels land purchase

The historic Engine 209, pictured in December 2018, is located in a small park just off Jesse Jewell Parkway in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

12192018 ENGINE 1.jpg — The historic Engine 209, pictured in December 2018, is located in a small park just off Jesse Jewell Parkway in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Engine 209 in Gainesville will stay in its current spot for now, after the Northeast Georgia Health System decided not to purchase the 1.7-acre city-owned property.