Nevada City in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2

January 14, 1861

Photographed by Syd Whittle, December 29, 2006

1. Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2 Marker

Inscription. Fire Company formed June 13, 1860 as Eureka Hose No.2 with 34 volunteers. Name changed in August of that year to ‘Pennsylvania Engine’. Construction money raised in 1859 by popular subscription and a grand ball staged by the town’s women. This firehouse has been in continuous use since 1861.

Erected 1979 by Nevada City Volunteer Fire Department and Wm. Bull Meek – Wm. Morris Stewart No. 10 E Clampus Vitus – Nevada City, Calif.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 18, 1781.

Location. 39° 15.786′ N, 121° 1.237′ W. Marker is in Nevada City, California, in Nevada County. It is on Broad Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Broad Street, Nevada City CA 95959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

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the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nevada City Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Nevada Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); 400 Broad Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ten Stamp Mill (about 300 feet away); Pelton Wheel Manufacturing Site (about 400 feet away); English and New Salmon Mine Stamp Mill (about 400 feet away); Miners Foundry – Allans Machine Shop (about 400 feet away); Nevada County Traction Company (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nevada City.

Also see . . . Malakoff - Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2. (Submitted on August 29, 2008.)

Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2 Firehouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, December 29, 2006

2. Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2 Firehouse

Marker is on the wall to the left of the doors

Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Sturtevant, Photographer, April 7, 1934

3. Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2

Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress
HABS CAL,29-NEVCI,3-1

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,524 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on August 10, 2025, by Gabriel Bruskoff of North Hollywood, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 3. submitted on April 9, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.