Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“The Lester and Haltom No. 1 Well Site is the site of the first discovery of oil in the state of Arkansas in 1920. It is located in Ouachita County, about four miles (6.4 km) east of Stephens, and off Old Wire Road.”
Wikipedia article Lester and Haltom No. 1 Well Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Ouachita County · listed in 1976 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Lester And Haltom No. 1 Well Site between 1999 and 2020, burning about 650 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 47 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lester And Haltom No. 1 Well Site: 1 past producer. None of them 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stephens, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | $20,000 | The brick storefront on an old, unoccupied store collapsed. Chert St. was closed due to bricks in the road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | $5,000 | Trees were blown down at Stephens. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Stephens | $4,000 | Arkansas Highway 7 near Section 4A was closed due to high water. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | Numerous trees were down in the area. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | Trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 79 south near Stephens. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Stephens | - | A weak tornado touched down north of Stephens and moved to the northeast about 6 miles before lifting. Most of the damage along the path of the tornado consisted of hundreds of downed trees. Several power poles were also broken off. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | Trees were knocked down along U.S. Highway 278. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Stephens | - | A weak tornado (F0) touched down east of Stephens and tracked to the northeast for 5.7 miles before lifting. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of a large tree blown down, with the tree knocking down a power pole. A number of trees were also downed in a nearby oil field. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines and poles. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Stephens | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stephens | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Holt-Poindexter Store Building | 1.8 miles | 1986 |
 | Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge | 3.5 miles | 2005 |
| Green Cemetery | 5.0 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000442 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ouachita County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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