Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“The Lake Weir Yacht Club is a historic site in Eastlake Weir, Florida. On April 22, 1993, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Lake Weir Yacht Club, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1993 · 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 256 fires within 5 miles of Lake Weir Yacht Club between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,959 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 75 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | LAKE CATHERINE |
| 4 September 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 42 (42) |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | BLACKBERRY RANCH (42) |
| 6 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lake Weir Yacht Club: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Bluff Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Boutwell Constr. Co. - Candler Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries - Weirsdale Mine | Sand | Producer |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James Riley Josselyn House | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Alfred Ayer House | 2.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Gen. Robert Bullock House | 2.6 miles | 1993 |
 | Thomas R. Ayer House | 2.8 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000319 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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