February 1857
Fire Company "Ever Ready, No. 2" of Beloit received its engine and was ready for service.
The evidence
“Eoer Ready, No. 2. — In August, 1856, was organized fire company " Ever Ready, No, 2." The company did not receive its engine until February, 1857. The first officers were ;”
1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 643
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 643) · open the whole page “Another company, known as Ever Ready No. 2, was organized on the west side in 1856 and was ready for service in February, 1857, when it received its engine. Connected with this was Tiger Hose Company No. 2.”
1908-brown-rock-county/06-history-of-beloit.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 194 / book p. 176
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 194 / book p. 176) · open the whole page
