Rocklin in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rocklin Hose Company No. 1

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, July 30, 2023

1. Rocklin Hose Company No. 1 Marker

Inscription. May 1893: Another block fire raged on Rocklin’s Front Street; 25 businesses were destroyed and chambermaid Alice Irish lost her life. In that same year, the City of Rocklin was incorporated. Foremost on the new city’s agenda was the need for fire protection and for a building to serve as the city hall and firehouse. The building was completed the following year on property provided by the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Rocklin’s city trustees shared the office area with the city marshal and a small library. However, the building was best known as the firehouse and as the home for the fire hose carts. Volunteer firefighters of the Rocklin Hose Company attached hoses to hydrants to put out fires.

Too small to meet the needs of the growing city, the original structure was vacated and demolished circa 1944. This replica of the building was completed by the Rocklin Historical Society in 2017.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Disasters. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 38° 47.422′ N, 121° 14.319′ W. Marker is in Rocklin, California, in Placer

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County. It is on Front Street near B Street. On the grounds of the Old Saint Mary’s Chapel site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5251 Front Street, Rocklin CA 95677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

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 walking distance of this marker: Rocklin Ranches (within shouting distance of this marker); Old St. Mary’s (within shouting distance of this marker); George A. Wyman (within shouting distance of this marker); Barudoni Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rocklin's Front Street Business District (about 300 feet away); Old Saint Mary’s Chapel (about 300 feet away); Rocklin's Roundhouse (about 300 feet away); Rocklin Wall of Recognition

Rocklin Hose Company No. 1 Replica image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, July 30, 2023

2. Rocklin Hose Company No. 1 Replica

The building is a replica as the original no longer exists.

(about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocklin.

Rocklin Hose Company No. 1 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., January 29, 2025

3. Rocklin Hose Company No. 1 and Marker

The restroom building to the left is a replica of a one room jailhouse formerly located across the railroad tracks.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2024. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 26, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. 2. submitted on February 2, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. 3. submitted on January 29, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.