Riegel Hospital

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

From the record

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Chattooga County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.

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 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. 194 Allgood St., Trion, 30753
When was it listed? February 2002
Category. building
Census division. Trion
National Register reference number. 02000079 - 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

549 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 549 fires within 5 miles of Riegel Hospital between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,001 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 217 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
Debris and open burning	266
Arson/incendiarism	217
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	29
Misuse of fire by a minor	9
Natural	9
Recreation and ceremony	9
Equipment and vehicle use	8
Smoking	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
9 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020CHATTOOGA006
9 September 2015	Natural	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2016-CHATTOOGA-009
8 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1999	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1999	Debris and open burning	4.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2010	Debris and open burning	8.1 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-WALKER-008

Every fire recorded in Chattooga County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Riegel Hospital: 5 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Aggregate Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Halloysite Mine	Clay	Past Producer
Justice Deposit	Aluminum, Iron	Prospect
Menlo Area	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Summerville Bauxite	Aluminum	Past Producer	Weathering Residual
Taylor Mine	Aluminum	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Chattooga County

Storms near this property

49 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trion, the town this property stands in, in 49 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 27 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 6 flash flood, 1 flood. 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
February 2005	Hail	Trion	$150,000	Several reports of hail ranging in size from quarters to ping pong balls were received from amateur radio operators in both Trion and Summerville. The public reported quarter-sized hail just east of Lyerly.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	East Trion	$50,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported numerous (more than 50) trees and power lines blown down across the county with the most damage concentrated between Trion and Summerville. Widespread power outages were reported and several people were trapped in homes where trees had fallen on the structure. No injuries were reported.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$40,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported 30 to 40 trees blown down across the county, especially from Trion to Subligna. One of the trees landed on a home.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$40,000	The Summerville News reported that several trees and some power lines were down by thunderstorm winds in the Trion and Subligna-Dry Creek communities. Two mobile homes were severely damaged by large trees which fell on them.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$12,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down on the south side of Trion, including one onto a house on Park Avenue. No injuries were reported.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$10,000	Numerous reports of tree damage in and around city of trion. Sunrise circle and sunset lane, tree down with powerlines. Davis rd with multiple trees and powerlines down. 100 block of myers ave with tree down. 700 block of tate rd with tree on powerline.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$10,000	Emergency manager reported a tree down on a home near the intersection of Ridge St and Allgood St.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$10,000	Multiple trees reported down from around Trion to Summerville.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$7,000	Numerous reports of trees down just south of Trion. Reports included trees blocking roadways and on powerlines.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$5,000	Multiple trees down in the Trion Area .
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$5,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down from north of Summerville along Saddle Club and Back Penn Roads through east of Summerville along Mustang Drive.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	East Trion	$5,000	The Chattooga County 911 center reported trees an power lines blown down along Highway 27 around Mountain View Road and Scenic Hill Road.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$5,000	An amateur radio operator reported that a tree was blown down onto a home just north of Trion on Spring Creek Road causing minor damage to the structure.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Trion	$5,000	The Chattooga county 911 center reported extensive flooding of roads in Trion. Water had risen up to the porches of homes along U. S. Highway 27 in areas near Spring Branch and Cane Creeks. Several streets in downtown were completely flooded and closed, including 1'st Street, Thomas Road, and Mountain View Road. Rescue crews were placed on standby. Radar estimated rainfall totals of around 5 inches in a 2-hour period in this area. In Summerville, rainfall was somewhat less, but amounts of 2-3 inches were reported by the Summerville Waste Water Treatment Plant. Several roads in this area were also flooded and impassable. The Chattooga river quickly rose above flood stage.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down. One fell on a deputy's car. Quarter size hail was also reported.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$4,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down along Pine Street in Trion.
February 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$3,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on the south side of Trion from Hartline Hill Road to Maffett Street.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$3,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director reported that at least six trees were down across the northern half of the county from just northeast of Cloudland and near Trion to just south of Summerville. Trees were down on Old Holland Road, two locations on U.S. Highway 27, at the Elder Trailer Park and in the Gore Area, on Scoggins Street in Summerville, and Park Avenue in Trion.
January 2009	Flood	East Trion	$2,000	A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia determined that flooding occurred on Racoon Creek at Hair Lake Road, and Spring Creek at Spring Creek Road. Small streams also overflowed their banks at Fish Hatchery Road and Ragland Road. In addition, the Chattooga River went into minor flood until the January 8th at 232 AM EST. Damage was confined to minor debris removal.
May 1998	Hail	Trion	$2,000	The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Tree down blocking roadway near hays state prison.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Tree and powerlines down near the intersection of marsh ave and allgood st.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Tree down near intersection of trion teloga rd and bankey ln.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Deforest Ave and Allgood St.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Tree limbs knocked down powerlines along rena street.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	East Trion	$1,000	Tree down at W Halls Valley Rd and Old Highway 27.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Tree down at Alexander Rd and Penn Bridge Rd.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Powerlines down at Walmart near Martha Berry Hwy and Underwood Dr.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down west of Trion.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	The Chattooga County Emergency Managment Director reported that one tree was blown down onto a telephone line just west of Trion. Minor street flooding was reported just south of Trion.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Trion	$1,000	Chattooga county 911 reported trees were blown down.
May 2025	Tornado (EF0)	East Trion	-	A tornado touched down across far northern Chattooga County,\|between the small communities of Trion and Subligna just before\|7PM EDT Sunday May 25th. Damage, mainly to trees being snapped\|or uprooted started around Mountain View Road and Spring Creek\|Road. Further tree damage was seen along Narrows Road heading up\|Taylor Ridge. Very few if any access roads exist along the ridge\|in this area, but additional damage that lines up with the\|circulation on radar (from KHTX) occurred along Gore Subligna\|Road where a carport solidly placed into the ground was ripped\|out of the ground and a large tree snapped on a car nearby.
March 2021	Flash Flood	East Trion	-	The Emergency Manager reported water over the roadway in the area near Ronni's Grocery on Mountain View Road. The water inundated nearby yards and approached the foundation of several homes. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 6 inches, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021	Flash Flood	East Trion	-	The Emergency Manager reported water over Old Highway 27 just outside the city limits of Trion. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 5 inches, resulting in the flash flooding of Chappel Creek and the nearby roadway.
March 2021	Flash Flood	Trion	-	The Emergency Manager reported four feet of water over Memorial Drive at the curve. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 5 inches, resulting in the flash flooding.
March 2021	Flash Flood	Trion	-	The Emergency Manager reported water over the southbound lane of Highway 27 near the Chattooga River. Radar estimates indicate that rainfall in the area ranged between 3 and 6inches, resulting in the flash flooding.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Trion	-	The Emergency Manager reported street flooding at the intersection of Oak Street and Simmons Street as a result of heavy rainfall over the area. Radar estimates indicate that approximately two inches of rain fell in the area.
March 2012	Hail	Trion	-	The Chattooga County 911 Center reported penny size hail near Trion.
April 2011	Hail	Trion	-	The public observed penny-sized hail in the Trion area.
March 2010	Hail	Trion	-	The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director observed nickel-sized hail. There were several other reports of hail received, but no size was given.
April 2009	Hail	Trion	-	The public observed nickel-sized hail in the Trion area.
May 2008	Hail	Trion	-	The public observed quarter-sized hail in the far northern part of Chattooga county near the Walker county line. Radar supported that hail up to this size continued into the far northeastern corner of the county.
April 2006	Hail	Trion	-	The public reported half-dollar-sized hail in Trion, while the Chattooga County Sheriff reported half-dollar-sized hail in Trion while the public reported nickel-sized hail in Trion and east of Summerville.
March 2003	Hail	Trion	-	The public reported penny size hail east of Trion near the city of New. The Summerville News reported quarter size hail in Summerville.
May 2003	Hail	Trion	-	The Chattooga county 911 center reported penny to golf ball-sized hail.
May 2003	Hail	Trion	-	The Chattooga county 911 center and the public both reported penny to tennis ball to baseball-sized hail.
April 2002	Hail	Trion	-	The public reported quarter size hail in Trion and the Chattooga county sheriff reported dime size hail in Welcome Hill, northwest of Trion.
May 2001	Hail	Trion	-	The public reported dime size hail at Pennville.
June 2001	Hail	Trion	-	A storm spotter reported dime size hail in Trion. The Chattooga County 911 center reported dime to nickel size hail in Summerville.

Every storm recorded in Chattooga 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

5 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
Penn Place	1.8 miles	1988
Paradise Gardens	2.0 miles	2012
Summerville Depot	4.7 miles	1992
Summerville Commercial Historic District	4.7 miles	2012
Chattooga County Courthouse	4.7 miles	1980

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 02000079 in Record Group 79.
Chattooga County	All 8 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.