Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1929.
“Brother Jonathan was a paddle steamer that struck an uncharted rock near Point St. George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on July 30, 1865.”
Wikipedia article Brother Jonathan (steamer), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Del Norte County · listed in 2002 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 54 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 464 fires within 5 miles of BROTHER JONATHAN (Shipwreck Site) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 222 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 206 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | MICHAGIN |
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | ENDERTS BEACH #8 |
| 8 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | BURTSCHELL |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | CRESCENT BEACH 14 |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | CRESCENT BEACH 13 |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | CREEK |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Humboldt-Del Norte Unit | HUMBOLDT RD / HODGE AVE |
| 6 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Redwood National and State Parks | CRESCENT BEACH 12 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of BROTHER JONATHAN (Shipwreck Site): 6 producers, 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent City Beach | Gold, Platinum, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Chromium | Producer | 1855, 1914 | |
| Crescent City Beach Deposits | Chromium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Uvaldon V Miller | Clay | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rellim Redwood Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sarina | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| Smith River Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yates Beach Mine | Gold, Platinum | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crescent City, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 2 wildfire, 2 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 1 rip current. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | Rip Current | Crescent City | 1 killed | A youth visiting the beach with a group from Ashland, Oregon was swept of a rock at Preston Island by a large wave. Currents then carried the youth about 100 yards offshore where deputies lost visual contact. |
| February 2017 | Heavy Rain | Crescent City | $600,000 | Culvert failures between mile post 20 and 28 along Highway 101. |
| February 2017 | Heavy Rain | Crescent City | $200,000 | Culvert failures along Highway 101 from mile post 26 to 27. |
| November 2022 | Hail | Crescent City | $5,000 | Auto accident due to hail covered roads. No injuries. |
| January 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Crescent City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Crescent City | - | Spotters reported numerous cold air funnels over the Pacific Ocean near Crescent City. |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Crescent City | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Wildfire | Crescent City | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cresent City Lighthouse | 0.6 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000535 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Del Norte County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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