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One of 33 National Register listings published here for Mesa County · listed in 2017 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Mesa County · listed in 2017 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,118 fires within 5 miles of TBM Avenger Aircraft N53503 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 594 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 | 960 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Fireworks | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clifton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GRAND JUNCTION |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clifton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grand Junction Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 6 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of TBM Avenger Aircraft N53503: 17 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 5 producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Uranium, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo Copper Properties | Copper | Producer | ||
| Lucius Pitkin Inc | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Fireside Enterprises | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Himes Drilling | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Amax Uranium | Uranium | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grand Junction, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1993 and 1996: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1996 | Lightning | Grand Junction | $4,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Junction | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph (52 knots) at the Grand Junction airport. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Cross Land and Fruit Company Orchards and Ranch | 3.0 miles | 1980 |
![]() | North Seventh Street Historic Residential District | 3.7 miles | 1984 |
![]() | U.S. Post Office | 4.0 miles | 1980 |
![]() | Margery Building | 4.1 miles | 1993 |
![]() | Handy Chapel | 4.1 miles | 1994 |
![]() | Hotel St. Regis | 4.2 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001791 in Record Group 79. |
| Mesa County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |