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One of 13 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 1993 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Crystal Springs Dam
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. FS Rd. 177 E of AR 27, Ouachita NF, Norman, 71960
- When was it listed? October 1993
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
- Township. Norman township
- National Register reference number. 93001088 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
61 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Springs Dam between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,066 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | VAUGHT MTN. |
| 30 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | 44410 ROAD |
| 23 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | CRYSTAL PARK |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MEYERS CREEK |
| 21 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Crystal Springs Dam: 9 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Quartz, Limestone, Dimension, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facy Hill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Fisher Mountain Tract | Quartz, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1946 | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Burch Lode Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1982 | |
| Crystal Pyramid Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1986, 1987 | |
| Fiddler's Ridge Crystal Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1986, 1989 | |
| Fisher Mountain Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| Forgotten Aye Mine | Quartz | Past Producer | 1986 |
Storms near this property
40 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norman, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Norman | $40,000 | The Montgomery County Sheriff Office reported multiple tents and one vehicle were washed into the Caddo River near the town of Norman. All campers evacuated beforehand and there were no reports of injuries. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | $40,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 8 near Norman. One of the trees fell on a car. No one was injured. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | $1,000 | Large limbs were blown down. A storm spotter estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Norman | - | Golf-ball sized hail fell south of Mt. Ida near the town of Norman. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Norman | - | Quarter-sized hail fell in the town of Norman per HAM radio operators. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | Trees were blown down across Smoky Hollow Road. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Norman | - | Most of the 4.75 inches of rain fell between 11 pm CST and 5 am CST. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | Trees were down on Highway 27, south of Mount Ida. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Norman | - | Owly Road was reported flooded, and Williams Creek had come out of its bank and was running over the bridge nearby. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | Trees were down on Highway 27, south of Mount Ida. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2018 | Flash Flood | Norman | - | Several roads in the southern portion of Montgomery County were washed out and impassable. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 27 south, about a quarter mile outside of Norman. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Norman | - | Fire department reported cars floating out of peoples driveways in Norman. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Norman | - | Hail from quarter size to golf ball size fell. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Norman | - | Hail fell at the Crystal Recreation Area. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Norman | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding along a Forest Service road 12 miles southwest of Norman . |
| October 1997 | Flash Flood | Norman | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding in and around the Norman area. Numerous roads were covered by high water. A low water bridge was also washed out. A number of homes and businesses were also flooded. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norman | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Norman | - | no account filed |
| January 1994 | Hail | Norman | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Norman | - | 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
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crystal Springs Camp Shelter | under 500 feet | 1993 |
| CCC Company 741 Powder Magazine Historic District | 1.7 miles | 2007 | |
 | Collier Springs Shelter | 2.6 miles | 1993 |
 | Caddo Valley Academy Complex | 2.9 miles | 2002 |
 | Norman Town Square | 3.0 miles | 1993 |
 | Womble District Administration House No. 1 | 4.6 miles | 1993 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001088 in Record Group 79. |
| Montgomery County | All 13 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.