Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department
206 S. Hill St, Caldwell, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1886
EST. 1886
1836
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department
The Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department was organized in 1886 as the Caldwell Hook and Ladder Company, five years before the city's incorporation. It reorganized as the Caldwell Fire Company in 1907 and came under city supervision after 1891. Beyond firefighting, it sponsored community events such as circuses and maifests and maintained the town's Fireman's Park.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department
Caldwell's volunteer fire department was organized as the Caldwell Hook & Ladder Co. No.1 on July 22, 1886, five years before the city of Caldwell was incorporated. The original 22 members of the association obtained their first pieces of equipment--a four-wheel truck (pulled by manpower) complete with extension ladders, axes, and leather buckets for holding water-through membership dues and donations from citizens. Reorganization as the Caldwell Fire Company took place in 1907, providing for election of officers and directors and limiting membership to 40 persons. Membership over the years has averaged 20 to 25. After its incorporation in 1891, the city of Caldwell gradually took over supervision of the fire company, giving its first $250 for the purchase of a new fire truck in 1916. The volunteer fire department has historically answered calls for assistance both inside the city limits and in the neighboring rural areas. Throughout its history, the Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department has been a community service-oriented organization, sponsoring circuses, maifests, first aid classes and safety programs, and maintaining Fireman's Park from 1889 to 1910. The company's 1937 fire truck was restored as a city preservation project, Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5051007560
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