Atlanta Fire Department Detailed Statement of Fires for the Year 1894
Scope and Content
This collection contains a chart detailing every building fire, described either as a dwelling, restaurant, or factory, that occurred Atlanta in 1894. Information includes the location, owner, value, damage, and cause of fire.
Dates
- 1894
Creator
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
In 1848 the Atlanta City Council addressed the issue of fire safety by ordering residents to keep fire buckets in their homes. After a series of destructive fires over the next three years, the Georgia General Assembly established the Atlanta Fire Company No. 1 in 1851. Four additional companies were formed over the next nine years, combining under one command on January 20, 1860. The Department was staffed by volunteers until 1882. Walthall Robertson Joyner (1854-1925) served as the chief of the fire department in Atlanta from 1885 to 1906.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2004
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2018.
- Title
- Atlanta Fire Department Detailed Statement of Fires for the Year 1894
- Author
- Louanne Heintz
- Date
- October 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository