Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
“The Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 in Limon, Colorado is a railway snowplow which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.”
Wikipedia article Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 2018 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 between 2011 and 2018, burning under an acre in total. 1 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 | 10 |
| Natural | 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 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 8 June 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 6 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 20 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 14 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lincoln County | UNKNOWN |
| 13 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LIMON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Granite Qy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Limon, the town this property stands in, in 126 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 81 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Lightning | Limon | 1 hurt | Lightning shocked a woman as she was talking on the phone. She went numb on one side temporarily. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Limon | $25,000 | Flash flooding occurred in west central Lincoln County. Numerous county roads were either flooded or washed out. State Highway 71 was flooded along Middle Rush Creek. |
| September 1993 | Hail | Limon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | $500 | Thunderstorm winds, estimated at 60 mph (52 knots), blew down fences northeast of Limon. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | $500 | A severe thunderstorm rumbled across southwest Lincoln County, dropping hail up to ping pong-ball size and producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph (61 knots). The hail damaged corn and alfalfa crops. Winds blew the sheet metal off an outbuilding southwest of Limon. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Limon | - | The report was from mPING. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Limon | - | The report was from mPING. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Limon | - | The report was from mPING. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Limon | - | Intersection of Main Street and State Road 71. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | A microburst wind gust blew one-half of a modular home onto its side while while it was traveling on SH 71. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Limon | - | A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | Minor damage was observed. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Limon | - | A storm chaser observed a large multi-vortex tornado. One highway sign was blown down, with the metal posts bent and uprooted. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | Two 18-wheelers were blown on their sides along Interstate 70 near Limon. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Limon | - | A trained spotter reported that heavy rain had washed out two county roads. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Limon | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Limon | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Limon | - | Hail and strong winds caused extensive damage to crops in Elbert and Lincoln Counties. An estimated 5000-6000 acres of wheat was lost in the storms. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Limon | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Limon | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Limon | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Limon | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Limon | - | Large hail was piled up 6 inches deep in spots. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Limon | - | Intense thunderstorm winds, heavy rain and golfball size hail hammered portions of eastern Elbert and northern Lincoln Counties. Microburst winds blew a semi-truck on its side and several cars were pushed to the side of the road. A 9-hr old boy was injured when he was picked up and blown into a ditch. Several utility poles were snapped and power lines downed along I-70 near Highway 86 causing scattered outages. Big Sandy Run jumped its banks and covered a portion of the interstate with 4 feet of water as up to 4 inches of rain reportedly fell in the area. As a result, I-70 was closed until the water receded and the damage was cleared. Windows were reportedly blown out or broken by strong winds and golfball size hail in Limon and the vicinity. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated to 60 mph (52 knots) south southwest of Limon on Colorado Highway 94. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated to 60 mph (52 knots) south southwest of Limon on Colorado Highway 94. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Limon | - | A severe thunderstorm rumbled across southwest Lincoln County, dropping hail up to ping pong-ball size and producing wind gusts estimated at 70 mph (61 knots). The hail damaged corn and alfalfa crops. Winds blew the sheet metal off an outbuilding southwest of Limon. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Limon | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Limon | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Limon Railroad Depot | 0.1 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002680 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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