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Author:

Michaels, Leigh, author.

Title:

Fire! : shaping Ottumwa's landscape 1847 - 1999 / Leigh Michaels; Doug Potter; photos from the Lemberger Collection and the Ottumwa Fire Department.

Publisher:

PBL Limited,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Ottumwa Fire Department--History.
Ottumwa (Iowa)--History.
Ottumwa (Iowa)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Ottumwa (Iowa)--Fires.

Other Authors:

Lemberger, Michael W. photographer.
Potter, Doug. author.

Contents:

Rex TV and Appliance / 1999 Mar. 13. Union Block / 1873 Jan. 22 -- Mineral Springs Hotel / 1892 -- John Morrell & Company / 1892 Jul. 12 -- East End Fire Station / 1909 Nov. 1 -- West Main Street, Haw Hardware / 1913 Oct. 13 -- Railway and Light Company / 1915 Apr. 22 -- Half block downtown / 1916 Jan. 11 -- Adams Schools / 1933 Mar. 17 -- Wapello County Home / 1936 Aug. 2 -- Rendezvous Tavern / 1938 Dec. 20 -- Central Addition, Helmick family / 1939 Apr. 22 -- J.C. Penny store; fireman Melvin Johnson / 1939 Apr. 30 -- Hofmann Building / 1940 Mar. 24 -- YMCA / 1940 Apr. 21 -- Produce company / 1940 Aug. 5 -- City Hall / 1940 Nov. 16 -- Ottumwa Theater / 1941 Apr. 22 -- F. W. Woolworth store ; fire inspector George Wittenmeyer / 1942 Apr. 8 -- Sunnyslope Sanitorium / 1944 Dec. 31 -- Stevens Shoe Store / 1945 Jun. 7 -- 516 East Second Street / After 1945 -- KBIZ Radio / 1947 Oct. 17 -- Ottumwa Country Club / 1947 Nov. 27 -- Willard Street Methodist Church / 1948 Feb. 12 -- Grant Street, Carl White family / 1948 Nov. 30 -- Johnson Lawn Mower / 1949 Feb. 1 -- 550 South Ward Street / 1951 Jan. 3 -- J. J. Newberry store / 1952 Feb. 2 -- Ford Hopkins Drug / 1953 Apr. 15 -- Ottumwa Mill ; Ben Richards Tin shop / 1955 Apr. 7 -- Winger Manufacturing; Winger Construction 1956 Jan. 26 -- Rucker's Poultry Farm & Hatchery; fireman George Jennings / 1957 Mar. 10 -- Ottumwa Heights; St. Joseph Academy / 1957 Oct. 8 -- Grant Street, Van Horne; Dooley; Campbell / 1959 Oct. 30 -- Marshall Auto / 1960 Oct. 1 -- Charles Dickey house / 1961 Feb. 24 -- Hill Drug / 1962 Jan. 29 -- Wormhoudt Lumber / 1963 Jul. 1 -- Gabrielson house; fireman Kenneth Bitner / 1963 Oct. 13 -- S & H Green Stamp / 1965 Mar. 13 -- Gill's Surplus / 1967 Mar. 6 -- Eagles Club / 1968 Feb. 18 -- Bomart Furniture / 1968 May 11 -- Brody's Store for Women / 1968 Jul. 21 -- Fred's Auto Supply / 1970 Jun. 13 -- Niemeyer Brothers Paper Company / 1971 May 11 -- Albia Road HyVee / 1974 Jul. 2 -- Sigel Furniture / 1975 May 24 -- Douglas School / 1979 Mar. 3 -- Waterbed World / 1980 Jul. 25 -- Ottumwa Carpet Center ; Knights of Columbus / 1982 Feb. 2 -- Southside Bowl / 1984 Jan. 5 -- Paxton & Sons Grocery / 1986 Jul. 10 --; Washington Junior High School / 1990 Feb. 13 -- Excel meat packing plant / 1997 Jan. 26-28 -- Rex TV and Appliance / 1999 Mar. 13.

Summary:

"In the 170 years of its history, the city of Ottumwa, Iowa has experienced more that 50 disastrous fires and the loss of four fire fighters in the line of duty. From leveling downtown blocks to destroying an entire college campus, fire has shaped the landscape of this river town, destroying landmarks but also paving the way for new development. Fires, and the firemen who fought them, are a crucial piece of the city's story." -- Back cover.

ISBN:

1892689731
9781892689733

Locations:

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)