Fairplay Fire Co. #1
Introduction
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Indiana's oldest volunteer fire company. Built in 1841.
Images
Closeup of bell tower
Backstory and Context
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Used horses in the late 1800s. It was sold for $8,000 to Fairplay Co. in 1888. Little Jimmy, the weather vane, pointed to the fires. Fairplay still has the original Little Jimmy, he is enclosed due to weather damage, a new version now stands in his place.
(Madison Mayor's Eagles project)
(Madison Mayor's Eagles project)
Sources
Madison Jefferson County Library newspaper files