Tag Archives: By Any Other Name Series

A Fire Engine by Any Other Name

Posted on March 3, 2011 by SCblogger

Great excitement greeted the arrival of the month of March in 1866—and it wasn’t weather related!  The citizens of Davenport were awaiting the arrival of their new fire engine with great anticipation.  This wasn’t a simple hand pump type, but a … Continue reading →

Posted in Local History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Cemetery by Any Other Name

Posted on October 25, 2010 by SCblogger

In July of 1900, the West Davenport Cemetery Association was looking for a new name for the cemetery. They were worried that it was too easily confused with Davenport’s City Cemetery, which was also located on the west part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Local History | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments