A National Historic Landmark. Built in 2012. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1914.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kern County · listed in 2011 · category: District · built in 2012 · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 78 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 76 fires within 5 miles of Nuestra, Senora Reina de la Paz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,745 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central California District | PICKUP |
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 26 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 25 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kern County Fire Department | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Central California District | UNNAMED FIRE 0488 |
| 13 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Central California District | KEENE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Nuestra, Senora Reina de la Paz: 5 prospects, 5 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Copper, Tungsten, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen-Joyce Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Keene Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| King Solomon Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Powell Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Top of the World | Tungsten, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Top of the World Mine | Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Mayflower Mine | Gold | Producer | ||
| Oracle Prospect | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Oracle Prospect | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Shoestring Prospect | Gold | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keene, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 1 debris flow, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Flash Flood | Keene | - | CHP reporting Woodford Tehachapi Rd / Woodford Ofr to be closed due to flooding. |
| January 2019 | Debris Flow | Keene | - | Public reports of several large rocks on the Caliente Bodfish Road and Caliente Creek Road Fork northeast of Caliente. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000576 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kern County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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