Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Pyatt Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel in Marion County, Arkansas. It is a 660-foot (200 m) tunnel, hewn through bedrock beneath a ridge north of Crooked Creek and southeast of the city of Pyatt.”
Wikipedia article Pyatt Tunnel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Pyatt Tunnel between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,129 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 25 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Pyatt Tunnel: 7 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowery Quarry-Eros Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Governor Eagle | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Crooked Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Lowery | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blankenship Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Getzendener Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Maxwell Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pyatt, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Pyatt | - | Water was reported to be over Highway 62 west of Yellville. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatt | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and damaged the roofs of several homes near Pyatt. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatt | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Pyatt | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Pyatt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek | 0.6 miles | 2000 | |
 | Crooked Creek Bridge | 1.1 miles | 2010 |
 | Pyatt School Building | 1.1 miles | 1992 |
| WPA Privy | 1.2 miles | 2024 | |
 | Eros School Building | 4.4 miles | 1992 |
| Yellville West Overpass | 6.0 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000953 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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