Washoe Engine Co. No.4

Washoe Engine Co. No.4 (HM1H1I)

Location: Virginia City, NV 89440 Storey County
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N 39° 18.561', W 119° 39.037'

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After Washoe Engine Co. No.4 organized in August 1863, it purchased a new Button hand-pumped fire engine with 9 1/4 inch cylinders, and 600 feet of hose for $4,288. The company housed their fire engine at the Virginia Stables on C Street, then purchased a lot from John Piper on Union Street for a fire hall later that year. If February 1865, Washoe Engine Company No.4 converted a former auction shop in Collin's Brick Building at this location into an engine house. In 1872, the company purchased a new 3rd size Button steam fire engine for $4,500, housing it and the hand-pumped Button engine in this location. Washoe's steamer was down for repairs when the Great Fire of October 26, 1875 broke out behind the courthouse, and the hand engine of No.4 proved ineffective against the wind-driven fire that would comsume 33 square blocks of town. Because its firehouse survived the fire, Washoe's hall housed equipment of several burned out engine companies afterward. While most other fire companies disbanded after the fire, No.4 remained in service until organization of the Virginia Paid Fire Department, selling its hand engine to Reno for $800 in 1876. It sold its steam fire engine to the town of Truckee, California and disbanded in 1877.
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HM NumberHM1H1I
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Marker Number37
Year Placed2014
Placed ByComstock Fireman's Museum.
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 10:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 271464 N 4354456
Decimal Degrees39.30935000, -119.65061667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 18.561', W 119° 39.037'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 18' 33.66" N, 119° 39' 2.22" W
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Area Code(s)775
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 420 B St, Virginia City NV 89440, US
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