Anderson in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Anderson Historic Fire Station

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

1. Anderson Historic Fire Station Marker

Inscription. Originally constructed in 1903 on this site as a two-story building, the Anderson Fire Station was completed for a cost of $90 for used lumber and nails.
Initial firefighting equipment included twelve buckets, four axes, three sections of hose and a hand drawn hose cart. The first motorized fire equipment purchased for the station was a 1924 Dodge chemical truck, which was sold for scrap for the war effort in 1943. This was replaced by the 1941 and 1946 Van Pelt trucks, which are still housed in the station.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 40° 27.012′ N, 122° 18.005′ W. Marker is in Anderson, California, in Shasta County. It is at the intersection of East Center Street and Ferry Street on East Center Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2964 East Center Street, Anderson CA 96007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Masonic Lodge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic County Jail (about 800 feet away); The Flume (approx. 0.6 miles away); California – Oregon Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fort Reading.

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(approx. 4.1 miles away); Reading Adobe (approx. 5½ miles away); Clear Creek (approx. 5.7 miles away); Balls Ferry (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anderson.

Anderson Historic Fire Station and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

2. Anderson Historic Fire Station and Marker

Marker is visible mounted on the front of the building to the left of the entrance door.

Anderson Historic Fire Station and Dedication Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

3. Anderson Historic Fire Station and Dedication Plaques

Anderson Fire Station Flagpole Base image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

4. Anderson Fire Station Flagpole Base

Plaques on the flagpole base
In honor of
Gertude Treat
September 13, 1910 to September 5, 2007
First 75-year Member
Native Daughters of the Golden West
Camellia Parlor No. 41

Presented by
Camellia Parlor No. 41
N.D.G.W. – 1918

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.