The Hardwick Veteran's Memorial was dedicated in 2008. Initially it included the names of 230 service members from Hardwick, but more names have been added every year.
The Hardwick Fire Department was officially founded in 1899 when the city purchased 3 fire extinguishers. The first fire truck was purchased in 1929 and construction of the current building began in 1959.
This building originally served as Hardwick's Presbyterian Church before being sold and becoming the Hardwick Community Church. After that congregation also dissolved, the Arthur Moeller Legion Post #478 purchased it in 1985. It was named a…