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One of 383 National Register listings published here for Pulaski County · listed in 2006 · category: Structure.
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Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 4 Willastein Dr., Maumelle, 72113
- When was it listed? May 2006
- Category. structure
- Township. Hill township
- National Register reference number. 06000417 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
66 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4 between 1997 and 2020, burning about 881 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline-Pulaski | Aluminum | Past Producer | Gibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite | |
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this property
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maumelle, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 31 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Lightning | Maumelle | 1 killed | A man was fatally injured after being struck by lightning in the area of Coronado Cove while doing construction work. |
| April 2013 | Lightning | Maumelle | $337,000 | Lightning struck a multi-family dwelling in Maumelle, starting a fire. There was extensive damage. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $200,000 | One tree fell on a house on Hibiscus Street, causing extensive damage. Trees were down in Kimberly Manor. Shingles were blown off roofs and the tops of three trees were blown off at the Parc on the River. |
| November 2007 | Lightning | Maumelle | $200,000 | Lightning struck a house, setting it on fire. The second story incurred heavy fire damage, while the first floor suffered water damage. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Maumelle | $150,000 | A brief EF1 tornado blew in the north doors of a metal building and pushed out the south wall. A mobile home was moved off its foundation. Numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted. |
| May 1997 | Lightning | Maumelle | $135,000 | Lightning struck several houses in Maumelle between 2:00 am and 3:30 am. One home was completely destroyed by a fire that resulted from a lightning strike. The other homes had minor damage, which mainly consisted of electrical damage. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $75,000 | A tree fell on a house. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $50,000 | Trees were blown down, with some falling on houses. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $50,000 | Trees were down over several parts of town. Limbs were severed and roofs were damaged. A vehicle and home were damaged when a pine tree fell over. Several fences in the area were damaged. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $20,000 | Large limbs were blown down onto a recreational vehicle, causing significant damage to the RV. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | $15,000 | The back nine holes at the Maumelle Country Club were flooded. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $5,000 | Minor damage occurred to trees and a gazebo. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | $2,000 | Two trees were split in half in Maumelle. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | $1,000 | Water was completely covering the intersection of Crystal Hill Road and Counts Massie Road. |
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Maumelle | - | Rainfall total of 2.11 inches was measured over the previous 24 hour period up until 7 AM CDT. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Maumelle | - | Hail was estimated to be the size of quarters in Maumelle. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Maumelle | - | Half dollar sized hail fell in the community of Maumelle, AR. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | - | Area roadways in a portion of the Maumelle area were flooded and vehicles stalled out as they attempted to drive through the flood waters. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | A personal weather station KARMAUME19, brand Ambient Weather Station, measured a wind gust of 64 mph. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Maumelle | - | Quarter size hail was reported by an NWS employee near Maumelle. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | - | Street flooding was reported in Maumelle and a golf course was underwater. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | - | Street flooding was occurring in Maumelle. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | - | A road was closed due to flooding in Maumelle. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Maumelle | - | The 24 hour rainfall total was 4.18 inches. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | A few large tree limbs were down along Highway 365. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Maumelle with at least 5 trees falling on houses. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | Winds were estimated close to 65 mph. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Maumelle | - | Hail fell at the Maumelle Police Department. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | - | Street flooding occurred across Maumelle Blvd. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees, with some trees on houses. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Maumelle | - | Lightning struck a house, resulting in minor roof damage. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Maumelle | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pyeatte-Mason Cemetery | 0.4 miles | 1996 |
| Palarm Bayou Pioneer Cemetery | 3.5 miles | 2005 | |
| Maumelle River Bridge | 4.1 miles | 2020 | |
 | Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | 4.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Immaculate Heart of Mary School | 4.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Johnswood | 4.8 miles | 1994 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000417 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pulaski County | All 383 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.