From the memorial sign at the entrance to Crystal Lake Cemetery:
"Wrenn and other members of the Hook and Ladder Company were fighting a major warehouse fire when part of the building collapsed, killing Wrenn instantly. As of 2011, he remains the only Corvallis fire fighter to die fighting a fire. According to the Weekly Corvallis Gazette, "to him more than any other one man we [Corvallis] are indebted for our fire department." In 1872 he organized Young American Engine Company No. 1, and served as its foreman. When the Corvallis Fire Department was organized he was elected, and served as, the first Chief Engineer. Wrenn was not only a fireman; he was an active community member. He served briefly as county sheriff in 1858-59, and helped build the first Benton County Courthouse. He also served in the Oregon Senate in 1876 and 1878. From 1880 until his death he was a Justice of the Peace. The Wrenn property was 10 miles west of Corvallis. The small community just south of his claim was named Wren in his honor."
"Wrenn and other members of the Hook and Ladder Company were fighting a major warehouse fire when part of the building collapsed, killing Wrenn instantly. As of 2011, he remains the only Corvallis fire fighter to die fighting a fire. According to the Weekly Corvallis Gazette, "to him more than any other one man we [Corvallis] are indebted for our fire department." In 1872 he organized Young American Engine Company No. 1, and served as its foreman. When the Corvallis Fire Department was organized he was elected, and served as, the first Chief Engineer. Wrenn was not only a fireman; he was an active community member. He served briefly as county sheriff in 1858-59, and helped build the first Benton County Courthouse. He also served in the Oregon Senate in 1876 and 1878. From 1880 until his death he was a Justice of the Peace. The Wrenn property was 10 miles west of Corvallis. The small community just south of his claim was named Wren in his honor."
From the memorial sign at the entrance to Crystal Lake Cemetery:
"Wrenn and other members of the Hook and Ladder Company were fighting a major warehouse fire when part of the building collapsed, killing Wrenn instantly. As of 2011, he remains the only Corvallis fire fighter to die fighting a fire. According to the Weekly Corvallis Gazette, "to him more than any other one man we [Corvallis] are indebted for our fire department." In 1872 he organized Young American Engine Company No. 1, and served as its foreman. When the Corvallis Fire Department was organized he was elected, and served as, the first Chief Engineer. Wrenn was not only a fireman; he was an active community member. He served briefly as county sheriff in 1858-59, and helped build the first Benton County Courthouse. He also served in the Oregon Senate in 1876 and 1878. From 1880 until his death he was a Justice of the Peace. The Wrenn property was 10 miles west of Corvallis. The small community just south of his claim was named Wren in his honor."
"Wrenn and other members of the Hook and Ladder Company were fighting a major warehouse fire when part of the building collapsed, killing Wrenn instantly. As of 2011, he remains the only Corvallis fire fighter to die fighting a fire. According to the Weekly Corvallis Gazette, "to him more than any other one man we [Corvallis] are indebted for our fire department." In 1872 he organized Young American Engine Company No. 1, and served as its foreman. When the Corvallis Fire Department was organized he was elected, and served as, the first Chief Engineer. Wrenn was not only a fireman; he was an active community member. He served briefly as county sheriff in 1858-59, and helped build the first Benton County Courthouse. He also served in the Oregon Senate in 1876 and 1878. From 1880 until his death he was a Justice of the Peace. The Wrenn property was 10 miles west of Corvallis. The small community just south of his claim was named Wren in his honor."
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