Hayward in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

William G. "Bill" Wolters

1904 - 1983

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, September 21, 2022

1. William G. "Bill" Wolters Marker

Marker One

Inscription. Marker One: Founder
Fairview Fire Department
1938
Served as Fire Chief for 27 Years
(1938 – 1965)
Dedicated to the preservation of life and property
He truly loved the Fairview community
Dedicated - October 15, 1988
Board of Directors
Clifford P. Foster • Richard A. Silva • Dennis F. Gould • Dolores E. Giles • Charles L. Snipes • Fire Chief – Ralph K. Yunghans

Marker Two:
Fairview Volunteer Fire Dep’t.
Organized July 1938

Erected by Fairview Fire Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1938.

Location. 37° 40.688′ N, 122° 2.977′ W. Marker is in Hayward, California, in Alameda County. It is on Fairview Avenue near D Street, on the right when traveling north. The plaque is mounted to the left of the front door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24200 Fairview Avenue, Hayward CA 94541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lone Tree Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away); Legend of Lone Tree Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Lone Tree Cemetery Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Don Castro Regional Recreation Area (approx. one mile away); Friendship Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hisako Uyama Partridge (approx. 1.7 miles away); I.D.E.S. Council Hayward #14 (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hayward.

Also see . . . Fairview Fire Protection District. Website homepage (Submitted on October 3, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Fairview Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, September 21, 2022

2. Fairview Marker

Marker Two

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, September 21, 2022

3. William G. "Bill" Wolters Marker

Fairview Fire Department image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, September 21, 2022

4. Fairview Fire Department

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, September 21, 2022

5. Fairview Fire Department

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.