West Liberty History 1838-1938

Source: One Hundred Years of History
* Commemorating a Century of Progress in the West Liberty Community * WEST LIBERTY, IOWA
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Along about 1884 a hotel than standing at the southeast corner of the intersection of Third and Spencer streets burned on one very severe cold winter day, following which the town made the first serious plans with reference to fire protection, and dug two large cisterns to catch and store water to fight fires. One of these cisterns was on Calhoun street, near Third and Fourth street. The other was about the intersection of Third and Spencer streets. These supply cisterns, of course fell into disuse when the first artesian well was dug on Calhoun street, near the junction of the alley called Eighth street.

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