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One of 50 National Register listings published here for Conway County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Conway County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 Museum of Automobiles between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,852 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,401 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Museum of Automobiles: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Sands | Titanium | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Petit Jean State Park-Lake Bailey-Roosevelt Lake Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1992 |
| Petit Jean State Park-Administration Office | 1.7 miles | 1992 | |
| Petit Jean State Park-Water Treatment Building | 1.9 miles | 1992 | |
| Chapel of the Transfiguration | 1.9 miles | 2022 | |
![]() | Cedar Creek Bridge | 2.0 miles | 1990 |
![]() | Petit Jean State Park-Concrete Log Bridge | 2.0 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003990 in Record Group 79. |
| Conway County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |