Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“The Shell Gas Station on Yosemite Blvd. in La Grange, California, was built in 1925 by Shell USA.”
Wikipedia article Shell Gas Station (La Grange, California), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Stanislaus County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Shell Gas Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,204 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 25 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 | 132 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | LIGHTNING 19 |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | YOSEMITE |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | HOOVER |
| 5 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | LAKE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | HWY 132 STANISLAUS_COUN |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | RIVER |
| 30 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | DAWSON LAKE |
| 29 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit | HOUSEBOAT YARD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Shell Gas Station: 8 producers, 6 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 3 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepraco | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Kraftile Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| La Grange | Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| La Grange District | Gold, Silver, Platinum | Producer | 1850 | |
| La Grange Dredge No 4 | Gold, Osmium, Platinum, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mitchell | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Mitchell | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Oak Hill | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Crooker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Grange Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Odd Fellows Hall | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Louie's Place | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Kingen Hotel | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | St. Louis Catholic Church | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Stage Stop | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
 | Old Adobe Barn | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003464 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Stanislaus County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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