Hose Company Number 4 - Eureka, California
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History sign on the Hose Company Number 4 building at Third & N Streets in Eureka, CA.
Waymark Code: WMJZPZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2014
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Hose Company Number 4
Built in 1884, this building became home of “Columbia Hose Company Number 4”, chartered April 2, 1894. It is the oldest surviving structure of the 7 volunteer companies organized in Eureka between 1873 and 1908. Original building had 2 rooms, combined office and sleeping apartment, the other for a hose cart. The company had 25 active members.
Dedicated
June 29, 1997
Grand Parlor
Native Sons of the Golden West
Jesse M. Garcia, Grand President
Group that erected the marker: Native Sons of the Golden West
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
at Third & N Streets
Eureka, CA USA
95501
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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