Marker Inscription
Hereford's mid-1913 equipment to fight fires. Hand-propelled, or (at a $5 bonus) hauled by the auto or horses of a bystander. Reel cost only $133, but in two months was discarded: a motor truck with ladders was bought. Prior to 1913 the fire wagon in almost every Texas town was drawn by a fine team of horses, trained to trot into place at sound of the fire whistle. The fire wagon charged down dirt streets with smoke billowing and horses at a dead gallop. After multi-million dollar fires, 1909-1912, Texas cities wanted better fire equipment. (1967)
About this site
Two-Wheel Fire Hose Reel is a historical marker in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Deaf Smith County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.8187, -102.3992 near Hereford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Former Site of St. Anthony's Catholic School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Deaf Smith Courthouse, 1910, Deaf Smith County, and Pioneer Windmill.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5117005584. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
