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Photograph by Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Marcia (pullman car)

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

From the record

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Moffat County · listed in 1975 · category: Structure.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 341 E. Victory Way, Craig, 81625
  • When was it listed? June 1975
  • Category. structure
  • Census division. Craig
  • National Register reference number. 75000526 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

52 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Marcia (pullman car) between 2010 and 2020, burning about 354 acres in total. 7 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/undetermined32
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Fireworks3
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresNorthwest District, CraigDOE RUN
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCraig Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
15 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCraig Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
11 September 2017Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, CraigEMBER
9 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersCRAIG
26 August 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreCraig Rural Fire Protection DistrictN/A
23 August 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCraig Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
19 August 2013Naturalunder an acreNorthwest District, CraigRETURN

Every fire recorded in Moffat County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Marcia (pullman car): 8 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fortifacation Creek PlacersGoldOccurrencePlacer
Leon ClaimsUraniumUnknown
Three SistersUraniumPast Producer
Craig PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Grace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Mack PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Moffat County

Storms near this property

27 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Craig, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 funnel cloud, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 wildfire, 4 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCraig$300,000Several homes on Dunn Drive in Craig, CO had severe damage. One home suffered damage to three sections of metal roofing. Also, the SW corner of a large pole barn lost many roof panels. Another house to the west lost 50% of its roof. A separate 2 car garage at the residence also lost the SW corner of the roof. Another home had part of its attached garage roof blown off when the south facing garage doors were blown in. A shed was also destroyed on this property. Another home, just to the south, also lost its roof. Finally, another home on the same road almost lost the entire metal roof off their single wide trailer.
September 1996LightningCraig$31,000no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCraig$10,000Personnel at a Craig radio station reported numerous large branches broken from trees, with several trees broken in half. Hotel signs were damaged and some were shattered.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindCraig$10,000Strong gusty winds and heavy rain buffeted Craig causing power outages throughout town and minor street flooding.
April 2023FloodCraig$4,000Rapid snowmelt resulted in flooding across portions of Moffat County, focused in downtown Craig. Fortification Creek near City Park exceeded its banks. Several county roads were closed as a result of the flooding. Flood waters did not recede for a couple of days.
September 1997Flash FloodCraig$4,000no account filed
August 2004Tornado (F1)Craig$3,000no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCraig-Wind gusts estimated to be in the 70 to 75 mph range caused significant roof damage to a house in Craig, Colorado.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCraig-A trained weather spotter west of Craig measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph from outflow winds associated with a collapsing thunderstorm.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCraig-Spotter reported trees down due to wind gusts. Craig ASOS reported 59 mph wind gusts. Widespread power outages around the Craig area.
June 2009HailCraig-A volunteer NWS storm spotter observed large hail mostly over open country. About half of the Rye crop was damaged.
June 2009Funnel CloudCraig-A funnel cloud was observed and photographed seven miles northwest of Craig.
August 2009Funnel CloudCraig-A funnel cloud was observed by many individuals in the Craig area. The funnel cloud was also photographed.
September 2007HailCraig-Hail covered the ground to a depth of two inches. The hail stones ranged from pea-size to penny-size diameter.
September 2007Funnel CloudCraig-no account filed
August 2006Funnel CloudCraig-no account filed
May 2005HailCraig-no account filed
July 2004Funnel CloudCraig-no account filed
June 2004HailCraig-no account filed
August 2004Funnel CloudCraig-no account filed
July 2004Funnel CloudCraig-no account filed
July 2000WildfireCraig-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCraig-no account filed
July 2000WildfireCraig-no account filed
August 2000WildfireCraig-no account filed
August 2000WildfireCraig-no account filed
September 1997Funnel CloudCraig-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Moffat County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
First National Bank Building0.2 miles1997
State Armory0.3 miles1992
Vanatta Apartments0.3 miles1996
Craig School #20.4 miles2023

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75000526 in Record Group 79.
Moffat CountyAll 13 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.