Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1927.

From the record

“The Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site is an archaeological site in Palm Coast, Florida, on the east bank of the Matanzas River. It is located west of the intersection of State Road A1A and Mala Compra Drive at Bings Landing County Park in Flagler County.”
Wikipedia article Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Flagler County · listed in 2004 · category: Site.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 site as contributing to the listing.
Address. Approx. 1000 ft. W of the intersection of N. Oceanshore Blvd. (FL A1A) and Mala Compra Dr., Palm Coast, 32137
When was it listed? March 2004
Category. site
Census division. Flagler Beach
National Register reference number. 04000142 - 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.

Then and now

1927 to 1954

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheet covering Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site, surveyed 1927

Fires near this property

128 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Mala Compra Plantation Archeological Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 364 acres in total. 59 started naturally. 15 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
Natural	59
Equipment and vehicle use	16
Arson/incendiarism	15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Misuse of fire by a minor	9
Debris and open burning	6
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Recreation and ceremony	2
Fireworks	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
5 September 2007	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	WF MATANZAS WOODS/BELL TERRE
16 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	DAVIS GRADE 2 -18
14 September 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	WF-BELLE TERRE 0733
1 September 2005	Natural	18 acres	Florida Forest Service	WF-KELLY
1 September 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	LANSING LANE
9 August 2011	Natural	6.2 acres	Florida Forest Service	DAVIS GRADE (18)
8 August 2002	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
7 August 2015	Natural	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	ROUNDABOUT (18)

Every fire recorded in Flagler County

Storms near this property

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palm Coast, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 33 thunderstorm wind, 32 heavy rain, 12 hail, 4 funnel cloud. 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
March 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$30,000	Thunderstorm downburst winds were first reported at 443 pm EDT in northeast Palm Coast when a 62 mph wind gust was measured. Pool screens were damaged and dime size hail was observed. At 444 pm, a tree was blown down onto a home along Richard Drive and reports of power lines blown down were received. By 445 pm, emergency management received reports of a roof blown off a mobile home on Starboard Drive, a tree on a home along Richland Lane, and multiple trees and electrical wires blown down in the Leigh Woods section of Palm Coast. No injuries were reported. The cost of total damage was estimated.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$17,500	Three houses were damaged by a small mircoburst in Palm Coast on Campbell Court. Winds were estimated between 45 and 55 mph. The cost of damage was estimated between 15 and 20 thousand dollars.
January 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$3,500	no account filed
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$3,000	Several trees were blown down between Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, however, EM reported overall minor damage. There was minor damage done to signs and a few buildings. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
March 2016	Lightning	Palm Coast	$3,000	A transformer was struck by lightning in Palm Coast. Power outages occurred in the area. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$2,000	Several trees were blown down in Palm Coast with estimated wind gusts to 50 mph.
July 2014	Lightning	Palm Coast	$2,000	Lightning started a shed fire at 30 Boulder Rock Drive. Several other small brush fires were started in the vicinity. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for this event to be included in StormData.
July 2009	Lightning	Palm Coast	$2,000	Lightning struck homes in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach. Brush fires were also reported. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$1,000	The Flagler county EM reported that a tree fell down into transformer wires in Palm Coast. Location was approximated.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$1,000	A tree was blown onto power lines off of Fort Caroline Lane. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was estimated.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$1,000	A tree and power lines were blown down along Foster Lane. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
June 2010	Lightning	Palm Coast	$1,000	A lightning strike caused a structure fire in Northern Palm Coast. The cost of damage was estimated.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$500	A tree was blown down along Palm Harbor drive near Hammock Dunes Bridge. One minute later the WeatherStem station on the bridge reported a peak wind gust of 45 mph. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$500	A tree was blown down near St. Johns Ave. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$500	A tree was blown down across a driveway in the Pine Lake section of Palm Coast. The cost of damage was estimated.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$500	A tree was blown down onto power lines in Palm Coast on Parkview Drive. The cost of damage was estimated.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$500	A tree was blown down on Fleetwood Drive in Palm Coast. The cost of damage was estimated.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$500	A tree was blown down on Palm Harbor Parkway near Fire Station 24. The cost of damage was estimated.
January 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	$200	Thunderstorm wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph were reported across Palm Coast as a broken squall line moved across the area. These winds blew down large tree limbs in some areas. The cost of damage was estimated for Storm Data.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	All lanes of Palm Coast Parkway near the Hammock Dunes Bridge were obstructed by debris near 5000 Palm Coast Parkway. The Hammock Dunes Bridge gust to 57 mph.
June 2022	Hail	Palm Coast	-	Flagler county EM reported 1 inch hail fell in Palm Coast around 3 PM EDT.
April 2021	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Storm total rainfall was 3.40 inches for the day in NW Palm Coast.
April 2021	Hail	Palm Coast	-	Near dime size hail was reported in Lehigh Woods in Palm Coast.
May 2021	Funnel Cloud	Palm Coast	-	A funnel cloud was observed near Quail Hollow.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	A large tree was blown down across Palm Harbor Parkway near address 101. The tree blocked the road.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	The WeatherStem Station at Hammock Dunes Bridge measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	Large tree branches were blown down near Hammock Dunes Bridge. The WeatherStem station on the bridge measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
July 2020	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Rainfall of 2.47 inches was measured in 45 minutes in East Palm Coast.
July 2018	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	A spotter in western Palm Coast measured a 24-hr rainfall from Sunday to Monday of 4 inches.
January 2017	Hail	Palm Coast	-	Quarter size hail was reported in the C section of Palm Coast.
January 2017	Hail	Palm Coast	-	EM team relayed multiple reports of penny size hail in Palm Coast.
April 2017	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	At 1030 am, the emergency manager reported slow traffic along A1A due to flooding caused by trapped rainwater (poor drainage). At 220 pm, the public reported 4.75 inches of daily rainfall measured in Palm Coast.
October 2017	Flood	Palm Coast	-	Multiple secondary roads were flooding across the NE section of the county including roads in the Hammocks, Palm Coast and Bunnell. Several cars were submerged in the flood water.
October 2017	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	A spotter in western Palm Coast measured a 2 day rainfall of 13.12 inches.
July 2017	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	In 30 minutes, a spotter measured 2.4 inches of rainfall.
June 2015	Flood	Palm Coast	-	Standing water on the road caused a flooded intersection that had to be closed.
July 2015	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	A spotter measured 1 inch of rainfall in 20 minutes.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	A tree was blown down which completely blocked a roadway.
September 2015	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Heavy rainfall reports from Palm Coast area included 1.80 inches in West Palm Coast occurring within 45 minutes. East Palm Coast from Fire Rescue measured 2.20 within one hour. A southwest Palm Coast spotter measured 1.30 within 40 minutes. In Eagle Rock a spotter measured 1.90 within 40 minutes.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	A pool screen and mailbox were blown down on Folcroft Lane in Palm Coast.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	An observer in Palm Harbor measured 5.20 in 24 hours.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	A 24-hr rainfall amount of 5.75 was measured in County Club Cove.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	An observer measured 10.74 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	An observer measured 5.88 in 12 hours.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Evening rainfall total was 6.36.
November 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	Trees were blown down and uprooted with large tree limbs down as well.
November 2014	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Observer measured 4.35 in 24 hours.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	Trees were blown down near Raemore Drive in Palm Coast. The time of the damage was based on radar.
August 2013	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	A spotter measured 3.5 inches of rainfall within 2 hours in NW Palm Coast. In NE Palm Coast, a spotter measured 1.3 inches.
June 2012	Hail	Palm Coast	-	Dime to nickel size hail was reported along with minor local street flooding.
May 2012	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Storm total rainfall from central Palm Coast was 4.02 inches. Northern Palm Coast reported 2.5 inches and west Palm Coast reported 2.25 inches.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	A tree was down on Seminole Wood Parkway.
July 2011	Hail	Palm Coast	-	Dime size hail was reported in the Bunker Hill area of Palm Coast.
January 2011	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Widespread heavy rainfall occurred across Flagler county. Daily totals were generally around 1.5 to 2 inches. There was one report of 3 inches in West Central Palm Coast and another of 2.2 inches in Haw Creek.
February 2011	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Emergency management relayed storm total rainfall reports from across Flagler County. Amounts of 2.6 were measure in West Palm Coast to 2.5 in South Central Palm Coast. Amounts generally ranged from 1 to 2 inches...with the lowest amount reported in the county at 1 inch in Haw Creek.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	A pool awning on Bassett Land was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Palm Coast	-	Trees were blown down and damaged in the Indian Trails and Palm Harbor sub-divisions of Palm Coast.
June 2011	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	A spotter measured 4.0 inches within one hour in central Palm Coast.
September 2011	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Several reports of 24 hour rainfall totals of 4 inches were recorded in Palm Coast.
June 2010	Heavy Rain	Palm Coast	-	Heavy rainfall produced 1.6 inches of rain in 30 minutes in West Palm Coast.

Every storm recorded in Flagler County

Maps showing this location

8 surveys

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.

1927 USGS Matanzas quadrangle1:48000
1943 USGS Matanzas quadrangle1:62500
1944 USGS Matanzas quadrangle1:62500
1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Beverly Beach quadrangle1:24000 - 5 printings
1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Saint Augustine quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

3 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Washington Oaks Historic District	1.2 miles	2009
Cherokee Grove	3.6 miles	1997
Marine Studios	3.7 miles	1986

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 04000142 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Flagler County	All 11 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.
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.