Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Caboose No. 3

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

From the record

One of 20 National Register listings published here for Nevada County · listed in 2020 · category: Structure.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. 403 West 1st St. South, Prescott, 71857
When was it listed? September 2020
Category. structure
Township. Missouri township
National Register reference number. 100005585 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

78 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Caboose No. 3 between 1997 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 16 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	20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	18
Arson/incendiarism	16
Equipment and vehicle use	9
Natural	9
Smoking	3
Recreation and ceremony	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
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 2011	Arson/incendiarism	4.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2005	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 1998	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2015	Debris and open burning	15 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
2 September 2000	Smoking	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 1997	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Caboose No. 3: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Grayson Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
H Farris	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
L Haynie	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Nevada County

Storms near this property

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prescott, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 26 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 10 flash flood, 1 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
February 1998	Flash Flood	Prescott	1 killed	A local man was apparently fishing in the Cross Tierre Rouge Creek when he was swept away by flood waters. He was found 5 days later.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	$50,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	$40,000	Winds of about 70 mph destroyed a couple of storage sheds on County Rd. 1. Some trees were also downed along Interstate 30.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	$15,000	Several trees down and one chicken house crushed by fallen tree.
October 2001	Flash Flood	Prescott	$12,000	Four homes were flooded including the local ambulance service building.
August 2010	Lightning	Prescott	$5,000	A lightning strike resulted in a fire that torched nearly 100 acres of timberland near the town of Prescott, Arkansas.
December 2024	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	Flash flooding with high water covering several roads in the city of Prescott.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Several trees downed, mainly across the northern portions of Nevada County, including along Highway 67 and Interstate 30.
May 2022	Hail	Prescott	-	Quarter size hail just south of Prescott.
April 2022	Tornado (EF0)	Prescott	-	An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph briefly touched down on the west side of Highway 371 about one mile south of Prescott, where a number of trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed Highway 371 where additional trees were uprooted, before the tornado lifted.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees reported down across parts of Nevada County.
May 2022	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	Water covering Highway 19 north of Prescott.
December 2021	Hail	Prescott	-	Multiple reports were received of quarter size hail falling throughout the city of Prescott.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the city of Prescott.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Prescott	-	A cumulative storm total of 8.49 inches of rain was measured from a National Weather Service Cooperative Observer on the north side of Prescott from 12 am to 3 pm on July 16th, 2019.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	A large tree was blown down across Interstate 30 near mile marker 47.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees were blown down across the city of Prescott.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	A measured gust of 62 mph was made by a storm spotter in Redland, Arkansas 4 miles east of Prescott, Arkansas.
March 2016	Hail	Prescott	-	Hail slightly larger than golfballs was reported just southwest of Prescott.
April 2016	Hail	Prescott	-	Quarter size hail fell in Prescott.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	Local emergency manager reported that numerous county roads were underwater and washed out.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Power lines were downed along Wildcat Road.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Trees and powelines downed.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Powerlines downed on Hwy 67.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Trees downed on Kale Rd.
November 2004	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	ROUTE 371 UNDER WATER IN SPOTS.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	I-30 closed from Hope to Prescott, Arkansas due to downed trees and overturned trucks. Relayed by State Police.
June 2004	Hail	Prescott	-	Hail fell at Laneburg.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Tin torn off a barn on County Road 28 on the south side of town.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees toppled along Hwy 19 near the Pike County line.
October 2001	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	Numerous roads reported under water and impassable.
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Several large trees down.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2000	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	Hwy 371 was barricaded due to flood waters.
November 2000	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	Flash flooding on CR 50 and 291 closed the roads.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees down along CR 293.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Numerous trees down across Hwy 371.
March 1999	Flash Flood	Prescott	-	High water closed Hwy 278 at Hwy 53.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Several large trees and power lines were toppled causing local power outages.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
November 2005	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
February 2000	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
March 1996	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Prescott	-	no account filed
June 1994	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
March 1993	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed
April 1993	Hail	Prescott	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nevada County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Allen Tire Company and Gas Station	under 500 feet	2001
Prescott City Hall	0.1 miles	2022
Nevada County Courthouse	0.1 miles	2018
Prescott Commercial Historic District	0.2 miles	2008
Prescott City Jail	0.3 miles	2005
Henry McKenzie House	0.3 miles	1998

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100005585 in Record Group 79.
Nevada County	All 20 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.