1923 - February
1924 - March
1921 - September
A new Library is built on land donated by Woman's Improvement Club member Ida Hoadley Humbert. The Club raised the money for the building which contained the library in front and the W.I.C. club room in the back. The library used this building until 1979. [Location: 119 S. Cloverdale Blvd.]
1924 - February
City Park - At least as far back as the mid-1870s, the grove of trees on the west edge of town has been used by the townspeople as a place for picnics and Fourth of July events. It was owned then by Mrs. Catherine Hilby and later by Col. George Prescott from San Francisco, a part time resident of Cloverdale. It was called Hilby Grove, then Prescott Grove. In 1924, the grove was owned by John Gavello who was approached by the Chamber of Commerce to sell them 10 acres which would then be gifted to the City of Cloverdale for a public park. The price agreed upon was $6,000 cash. At that time the Chamber was operating the Citrus Fair, and funds used to purchase the grove were proceeds from the 1923 and 1924 Fairs. A large celebration and barbecue were held on the Fourth of July, 1924 in dedication.
The Citrus Fair is resurrected after a five year absence. The more recent Fairs had not made money and the Citrus Fair Association could not meet its financial obligations. The Chamber of Commerce decided to sponsor the Fair. Between the good weather, stores closing throughout the county for Washington's birthday, the reputation of previous Fairs, and the newly paved Redwood Highway, the Fair drew an estimated 10,000 visitors. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad offered special rates on Fair days but so many people came by auto that it created a traffic jam on West Street. The Boy Scouts were responsible for managing the traffic. The pavilion was filled to capacity with exhibits made from citrus fruit, entertainment, a jazz orchestra, a dance floor and the crowds. Not only was the Fair a huge public success, it was a financial success. The Citrus Fair was then held every year until 1933 when a heavy frost ruined the fruit. It was held again from 1934 through 1942. In 1943 it was cancelled due to World War II.
The William Russell Ledford Post No. 293 of the American Legion is chartered. The Post was named in honor of William Russell Ledford of Yorkville, Mendocino County, who died in France of pneumonia on January 18, 1918 (age 24). Private Ledford was in Company K, 18th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army. He was buried in France, then his body was exhumed and reburied in the Cloverdale Cemetery in June 1921 next to his parents. Post No. 293 was named in his honor since he was the first soldier of the War buried in Cloverdale. The American Legion Auxiliary was formed in May 1925.