Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Boligee Hill, now known as Myrtle Hill, is a historic plantation house near Boligee, Alabama, United States. The Boligee Hill plantation was established in 1835 by a physician, John David Means.”
Wikipedia article Boligee Hill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Boligee Hill between 1994 and 2019, burning about 490 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | NWR-20150926-001 |
| 23 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Boligee Hill: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thetford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boligee, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2017: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boligee | $200,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Boligee | $30,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boligee | $12,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down just off Interstate 20 near Boligee. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boligee | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down in the Boligee community. About 3000 people were without power for over 5 hours. |
| February 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boligee | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind was responsible for knocking the tops out of trees and causing damage to several houses. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Boligee | $2,000 | Hail the size of quarters was reported near Boligee. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boligee | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Boligee. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Boligee | - | Observed along I-20 near Boligee. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Boligee | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Boligee. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Boligee | - | Penny size hail briefly fell along SR 39 just east of the Tombigbee River. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thornhill | 6.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Glenville | 7.1 miles | 1982 |
 | William F. Pierce House | 7.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Basil Hall | 7.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Samuel W. Cockrell House | 7.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Stephen Fowler Hale House | 7.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002014 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greene County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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