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One of 38 National Register listings published here for Pope County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
US 64, Old, Scotia Segment
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The listing
- Address. S of US 64, E of Cedar Ln., London, 72847
- When was it listed? September 2007
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
- District. District 6
- National Register reference number. 07000959 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
51 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of US 64, Old, Scotia Segment between 1998 and 2020, burning about 357 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of US 64, Old, Scotia Segment: 34 unknowns, 11 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Ledge Stone Co | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| R. L. Bewley Tract | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk Gravel Quarries 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names London, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 17 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | London | $1,500,000 | Minor flooding was reported along side streets in Russellville. Two individuals were rescued from their home in Scottsville before the house floated down the Illinois Bayou. A portion of West Parkway Drive in Russellville was closed due to flooding. North Elizabeth Road, Peaceful Valley Road and Humphrey Road in Dover were closed. Lee Mountain Road was washed out one mile north of Rushing Road. Parts of Arkansas Highway 7 in the Ozark National Forest were affected by washouts and landslides. |
| November 2011 | Flash Flood | London | $1,000,000 | Parts of U.S. 64 and Arkansas 7, 25, 27, and 124 were closed due to flooding. Numerous major intersections in Russellville were flooded, some with more than 2 feet of water. Many vehicles stalled in the high water. A shopping center on Arkansas Ave. in Russellville flooded. Several residences in the Russellville and Dover areas had to be evacuated. Altogether, the county 911 dispatch center received about 150 calls for assistance during the flooding. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | $100,000 | Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down. One tree fell on a car, and two others landed on a house. Thousands of people in the area from Russellville to west of Dover lost power. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | $30,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | $30,000 | A boat dock from Lake Dardanelle was thrown onto the shore. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down along Highways 331 and 333. A mobile home and a garage were also damaged from high winds. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | $5,000 | A storm spotter reported shingles were blown off his roof in London. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2020 | Hail | London | - | Dime sized hail was reported via twitter. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | A tree was snapped off near the base. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees. |
| April 2003 | Hail | London | - | Hail up to golfball size broke the windshields of several cars. |
| May 2001 | Hail | London | - | Half dollar sized hail covered the ground in London. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED SOME TREES. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | A number of trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Several large trees were knocked down. |
| July 1995 | Hail | London | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | London | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and caused structural damage to another barn. Some trees were also knocked down. |
| May 2022 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | London | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | London | - | 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
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fair View School | 4.6 miles | 2000 |
| Russellville West Overpass | 7.1 miles | 2021 | |
 | Mountain View School | 7.8 miles | 1992 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000959 in Record Group 79. |
| Pope County | All 38 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.