Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Colusa County · listed in 1974 · category: Building.
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 105 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 16 fires within 5 miles of Grand Island Shrine between 1997 and 2014, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Colusa National Wildlife Refuge | COLUSA NWR EAST BOUNDARY |
| 14 July 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 21 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Grand Island Shrine: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Boy Occurrences 2 | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Chromium | Occurrence | Chromite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colusa, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 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 2025 | Flood | Colusa | - | Colusa Landing RV Park along the Sacramento River within the levee flooded due to heavy rain and river flooding. |
| February 2019 | Hail | Colusa | - | Half dollar hail reported north of Colusa. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Ranch | 2.5 miles | 2004 | |
 | Colusa Grammar School | 7.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Colusa High School and Grounds | 7.8 miles | 1976 |
 | Colusa Carnegie Library | 7.8 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000508 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Colusa County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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