Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“George Hotel in Volcano, Amador County, California. It was built in 1867, after the two previous hotels burned.”
Wikipedia article St. George Hotel (Volcano, California), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Amador County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 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 419 fires within 5 miles of St. George Hotel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 467 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 122 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | EZELLA CT PIONEER |
| 6 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central California District | CHARLESTON |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | DIAMOND |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central California District | PIONEER |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central California District | KATHY |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Amador-El Dorado Unit | REDBERRY |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Central California District | PATEL INC |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Central California District | SHAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 286 workings within 5 miles of St. George Hotel: 125 occurrences, 68 past producers, 67 unknowns, 18 producers. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Silver, Gold, Lead | Producer | ||
| Ajax | Gold, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Big Gulch Claim | Gold, Manganese | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Big Pine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Gold | |
| Black Wonder | Gold, Copper, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Clinton Consolidated | Gold, Silver, Iron, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Gold, Silver | |
| Dane and Mitchell | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Defender | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Elmer Evans Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Jackass Gulch | Abrasive | Unknown |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000757 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Amador County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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