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One of 43 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1999 · category: Object.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Hoo Hoo Monument
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 object as contributing to the listing.
- Address. First St., Gurdon, 71743
- When was it listed? September 1999
- Category. object
- Township. Caddo township
- National Register reference number. 94000821 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
142 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Hoo Hoo Monument between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,590 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 177 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hoo Hoo Monument: 5 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Lavenrne S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R Morris | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rickets Trucking Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith & Houston Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
51 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gurdon, the town this property stands in, in 51 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 28 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $100,000 | Large oak trees were snapped and uprooted. Shingles were removed from several structures and tin roofing was ripped off and thrown 500 feet. Power lines and power poles were knocked down. Several trees fell into an electric substation, knocking out power to most of the Gurdon area. A tractor-trailer truck was blown off the road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $100,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down around Gurdon. One tree fell on a house. Arkansas Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 67 were blocked by fallen trees, as were a number of county roads. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $50,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house. Numerous trees were blown down around Clark County, with trees falling onto U.S. 67 and Arkansas 51 and 53. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $25,000 | A severe storm struck Gurdon for the second day in a row, knocking out power once again. Trees and power lines were blown down. One tree fell on U.S. 67 just north of Gurdon while another fell a couple of miles north of town, taking down power, phone, and cable lines. A plate glass window was blown out of a store downtown. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | $1,000 | The railroad underpass in Gurdon was flooded. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | $1,000 | A tree was down on Cherry Street. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | Local fire department performed a water rescue from a vehicle stalled in high water. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Updated...A tree was blown down over Hwy 53 just south of Gurdon and caused an accident involving a log truck rollover. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Trees were blown down just northwest of Gurdon. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Trees were blown down by strong winds. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Gurdon | - | Quarter inch hail was noted in Gurdon. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Gurdon | - | Baseball sized hail resulted in broken windows in Gurdon. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | Flash flooding was reported near the Amtrak Depot. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | Flash flooding was reported along Highway 53 in Gurdon. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | Water was over roads. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gurdon | - | Hail from quarter to golf ball size fell. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gurdon | - | Hail up to golfball size broke out the windshield of a vehicle. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | State highway 53 was impassible due to high water levels. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in Gurdon. Several city streets were covered by high water for a few hours. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines in Gurdon. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged several buildings in downtown Gurdon. The portion of a gas station canopy was blown off and the brick face of a local supermarket also sustained damage. Six cars that were parked at the supermarket were damaged when parts of the brick face came down off the building. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Gurdon | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Gurdon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gurdon Jail | under 500 feet | 1989 |
 | Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon | 0.1 miles | 1992 |
| Horace Estes House | 0.5 miles | 1993 | |
 | June Sandidge House | 0.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Ronoake Baptist Church | 1.7 miles | 2011 |
 | McNeely Creek Bridge | 3.9 miles | 2004 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000821 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clark County | All 43 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.