Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“Cuba Plantation is a historic plantation house located in Faunsdale, Alabama. It was built in 1850 by Andrew Pickens Calhoun as an overseer's house for this, his second slave plantation.”
Wikipedia article Cuba Plantation, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Marengo County · listed in 1993 · category: District.
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 24 fires within 5 miles of Cuba Plantation between 1995 and 2019, burning about 206 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190923-12 |
| 19 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faunsdale, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Faunsdale | $75,000 | State Route 28 was closed from US Highway 80 to Lindon because of flooding. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Faunsdale | $75,000 | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported in extreme northeast Marengo County near Faunsdale. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunsdale | $9,000 | A few trees were blown down and one landed on an automobile. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunsdale | $6,000 | A few trees were blown down across northern Marengo County. |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunsdale | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down along Highway 80, near Faunsdale. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Faunsdale | $1,000 | Penny size hail was observed near Faunsdale. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunsdale | - | Several trees were blown down around Faunsdale. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Faunsdale | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 100 mph. A brief tornado touched down in a open field just south of Hinton Road near Faunsdale. Large branches were broken from hardwood trees along a treeline in the field with some uprooted trees on Hinton Road. The tornado tracked northeastward through open pasture before reaching the town of Faunsdale. A majority of the damage was focused along Main Street where the roof and exterior wall were removed from the Faunsdale Bar and Grill. Surrounding structures sustained partial roof removal and tin panels were peeled back from the roof of a metal warehouse.|Minor tree damage was also noted in this area. The tornado lifted shortly after as it crossed Church Street. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunsdale | - | Several trees uprooted in the town of Faunsdale. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Faunsdale | - | Penny size hail was observed just northeast of Faunsdale along the Hale and Perry county lines. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Faunsdale | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cedar Crest | 1.0 miles | 1993 |
 | Altwood | 1.8 miles | 1993 |
 | Faunsdale Plantation | 2.9 miles | 1993 |
| Cedar Haven | 4.1 miles | 1993 | |
 | Cedar Grove Plantation | 4.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Roseland Plantation | 5.0 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000601 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marengo County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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