Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Golden Mine is a historic home located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built about 1763, and is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling sheathed in cypress shingles.”
Wikipedia article Golden Mine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Kent County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Golden Mine between 2012 and 2015, burning about 6 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | WHEAT FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Golden Mine: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barber Sand and Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stayton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Staytons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Griffith's Chapel | 1.4 miles | 1983 |
| Vincelette Futuro House | 1.9 miles | 2023 | |
 | James McColley House | 2.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Parson Thorne Mansion | 2.8 miles | 1971 |
 | Mill House | 2.8 miles | 1983 |
 | Milford New Century Club | 3.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000891 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kent County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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