Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
“The Packard Library is a historic library building located at 301 4th St. in Marysville, California. The library operated until 1977, when it was replaced by the new Yuba County Library.”
Wikipedia article Packard Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Yuba County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
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 917 fires within 5 miles of Packard Library between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,873 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 69 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 | 593 |
| Debris and open burning | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 69 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 48 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | E 22ND ST / SAMPSON ST |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | MOTOCROSS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Packard Library: 7 producers, 2 unknowns. 7 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Garcia Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hallwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marysville Rock Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pacific Coast Aggregates Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Simpson Lane Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Speckert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spreckert Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yuba River Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marysville, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 1 wildfire, 1 lightning, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1999 | Wildfire | Marysville | 6 hurt, $3,500,000 | no account filed |
| November 2009 | Lightning | Marysville | 1 hurt, $2,000 | CHP reported a woman injured when lightning struck power lines and went through a video game system she was playing. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Marysville | $1,000,000 | Heavy rain caused a railroad bridge in Marysville to sink. The bridge spans the Yuba River. Rail traffic over the bridge was shut down. A diesel pipeline attached to the bridge also had to be shut down. Union Pacific Railroad drove in new piles to stabilize the bridge. Repairs were completed on March 27. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marysville | - | A walnut tree was snapped 3 miles north of Marysville on highway 70. Time stamp of wind gust damage is estimated based on radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jose Manuel Ramirez House | under 500 feet | 1976 |
 | US Post Office-Marysville Main | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Marysville Historic Commercial District | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Hart Building | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
| Warren P. Miller House | 0.2 miles | 1998 | |
 | Bok Kai Temple | 0.3 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000829 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yuba County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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