Slaton in Lubbock County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Slaton Volunteer Fire Department

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Slaton Volunteer Fire Department Marker

Inscription. The Santa Fe Railroad established Slaton in 1911. In 1919, residents established a bucket brigade to help fight fires. Alex DeLong served as fire chief of the group, which used chemical tanks and buckets of water drawn from wells to extinguish fires. The following year, the city began work on a water system and fire mains, and in 1922 the city bought its first fire truck. The volunteer fire department grew over the years in manpower and equipment, operating first from City Hall and then from its own fire station beginning in 1928. Today, the firefighters serve Slaton as well as surrounding communities.

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13220.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 33° 26.203′ N, 101° 38.544′ W. Marker is in Slaton, Texas, in Lubbock County. It is at the intersection of South 8th Street and East Panhadle Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 South 8th Street, Slaton TX 79364, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Engine 1809 (within shouting distance of this marker); Slaton (about 600 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Slaton Bakery (about 700 feet away); Slaton Harvey House (approx. half a mile away); Mercy Hospital (approx. 0.8 miles away); Englewood Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Immanuel Lutheran Church (approx. 5 miles away); Ransom Canyon (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slaton.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Slaton Volunteer Fire Department Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.