Fort Dodge in Webster County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Fort Dodge City Hall, Police & Fire Department

1894-1976

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 8, 2017

1. Fort Dodge City Hall, Police & Fire Department Marker

Inscription. This is the former site of the Fort Dodge City Hall, Police, and Fire Department. The Italianate-style building contained all city services and housed the horse-drawn fire wagons. The horses were rented from a local livery stable and the wagon was equipped with a wall and roof ladder, two kerosene lanterns for night use, and buckets, which were later replaced by a pump and 100 feet of hose. In 1914, the municipal building on 1st Avenue South was built in order to centralize city services. The old City Hall building was later sold to a clothing company in 1939, remodeled in 1952, and burned in 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 42° 30.245′ N, 94° 11.298′ W. Marker is in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in Webster County. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue South and South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue South. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the southwest corner of the Webster County Law Enforcement

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building, facing 1st Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 702 1st Ave South, Fort Dodge IA 50501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Webster County Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Fort Dodge Post Office and Federal Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vincent House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adeline M. Swain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonathan P. Dolliver (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Brick Building in Fort Dodge (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of the Military Post (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Dodge (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Dodge.

Webster County Law Enforcement Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 8, 2017

2. Webster County Law Enforcement Center

(marker visible on southwest corner of building)

Marker detail: Responding to an Alarm image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Responding to an Alarm

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 538 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.