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One of 160 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2022 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2022 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Winslow Commercial Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | WAS17879233 |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 27 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 23 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | WAS17089184 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winslow, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2023 | Hail | Winslow | $25,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees and power lines. |
| February 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and peeled several shingles off the roof of a home. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $100 | Large tree branches blown down |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $100 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | $100 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph in the Winslow area. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Winslow | - | Several roads off of I-540 north of Winslow were flooded. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Winslow | - | Numerous county roads were flooded and several low water bridges were impassable. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Winslow | - | Portions of Highway 71 near Winslow and Brentwood were flooded. Large rises were also noted on other creeks and streams in southern Washington County. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large trees. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Winslow | - | Location: Devil's Den State Park |
| April 2015 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Winslow | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winslow | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Washington County Road 35 Bridge | 6.2 miles | 2000 |
![]() | Devil's Den State Park Historic District | 7.0 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007325 in Record Group 79. |
| Washington County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |