Dublin Veterans Administration Hospital

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

From the record

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Laurens County · listed in 2018 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 1826 Veterans Blvd., Dublin, 31021
When was it listed? December 2018
Category. district
Also known as. United States Third Generation Veterans Hospitals, 1946-1958 MPS
Census division. Dublin
National Register reference number. 100003205 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

1,029 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,029 fires within 5 miles of Dublin Veterans Administration Hospital between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,252 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 151 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	477
Arson/incendiarism	151
Equipment and vehicle use	129
Misuse of fire by a minor	65
Smoking	53
Railroad operations and maintenance	53
Recreation and ceremony	38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	37
Natural	26

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 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2017-LAURENS-031
9 September 2011	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-LAURENS-037
9 September 2011	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-LAURENS-035
9 September 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1997	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
7 September 1995	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Laurens County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dublin Veterans Administration Hospital: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Allen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
East Dublin	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Holmes Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Laurens County

Storms near this property

60 of 112 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dublin, the town this property stands in, in 112 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 67 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 9 lightning, 4 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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
April 2007	Tornado (EF2)	Dublin	3 hurt, $400,000	A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA confirmed that an EF2 tornado had touched down in central Laurens county, about 8.5 miles south-southwest of Dublin, or just south of Garetta, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 441/319 and Georgia Highway 117. The tornado traveled east-northeast across Turkey Creek Church Road, lifting approximately 5.5 miles south-southeast of Dublin near the Oconee River. The tornado had a path length of approximately six miles and a maximum path width of 200 yards. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 120 mph. Most of the damage caused by the tornado was along Turkey Creek Church Road between U.S. Highway 441 and the Oconee River. A tied-down double-wide mobile home was completely destroyed along Turkey Creek Church Road resulting in two injuries. Another tied-down mobile home was destroyed in the same area with two adults and two children inside. All occupants survived, but one sustained minor injuries. The carport of a site-built home was removed as well as a portion of the roof. Several other mobile homes and site-built homes sustained minor damage from wind and fallen trees. A large greenhouse was also destroyed. A number of trees and power lines were down all along the path of the tornado. A few trees were also down just prior to the path of the tornado near Rentz and Cadwell.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	1 hurt, $30,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked over a mobile home. One person was injured. The mobile home was located off Georgia Highway 441 on State Road 46 near Lowery.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$1,000,000	The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported that a downburst or microburst caused extensive damage to the Cedar Grove community in southern Laurens county. Two convenience stores, located at the intersection of Georgia Highways 46 and U.S. Highway 441, just west of Cedar Grove, suffered extensive damage. At one of these convenience stores, the awning was destroyed, one of the gas pumps was blown away and found several dozen feet away, and another was bent over. There was also damage to the roof, windows and the front of the store. A home across the street also sustained some roof and siding damage. In addition, at least two barns were destroyed and a trailer was overturned with damage to other trailers at Padget's Mobile Home Park. Hundreds of trees were also blown down in the area and several roads were blocked, including Georgia Highway 46. However, there did not appear to be any evidence of a tornado. It all appeared to be from a downburst or miscroburst. Further north, wind damage was also reported. Dozens of trees were blown down in the northern and central part of the county, including Dublin. In addition, a backup radio antenna tower at the county Emergency Operations Center in Dublin was blown over and several traffic signals, street lights, and signs were down. The local electric management cooperation reported that at least 30 utility poles were blown down around the county.\|\|In addition to property damage, at least 100 acres of oats were damaged from the strong thunderstorm winds.
December 2005	Tornado (F1)	Dublin	$450,000	The Laurens County Emergency Management Director confirmed that an F1 tornado touched down in the Ben Hall Lake area, approximately seven miles northeast of Dublin, and continued on an east-northeastward track to near the town of Lovett in extreme northeast Laurens county, then into extreme western Johnson county, lifting near the town of Spann. The tornado path was determined to be approximately four miles long and 300 feet wide at its maximum. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 319 along the Laurens/Johnson county line. Along the damage path, in addition to trees and power lines, a mobile home was destroyed and a car was turned over.
April 2007	Tornado (EF1)	Dublin	$75,000	An areal and ground damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet another tornado struck the eastern and northeast portion of Laurens county. This was the third tornado to touch down in Laurens county within an hour. It is believed that this tornado originated from the same thunderstorm that produced the tornado across central Laurens county a little earlier, which caused three injuries just south of Dublin. This tornado was rated an EF1. The track began approximately five miles southeast of Dublin and tracked northeast to east-northeast across the northeast portion of the county and crossed into Johnson county about eight miles east of Brewton. The tornado then continued well into Johnson county, lifting about five miles southwest of Kite. Fourteen miles of the approximately 19 mile long intermittent tornado path was within Laurens county. The maximum path width was 100 yards. The maximum wind speed in the tornado was estimated to be 100 mph. Several outbuildings along the path of the tornado were either damaged or destroyed, but the most significant structural damage with this tornado occurred in Johnson county. Several trees were blown down along the path of the tornado.
January 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$75,000	Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and knocked trees down onto a mobile home. Several other trees were uprooted and windows were blown out of a home and a barber shop.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$75,000	Newspaper accounts of the evening's storm said there were trees down, storage buildings and barns destroyed and trees down on houses. The worst hit area was northwest of Dublin in the highways 338 and 441 area. A tree was also blown down southeast of town which blocked 1 lane of I-16.
August 1999	Lightning	East Dublin	$60,000	A newspaper reported a lightning stike caused a fire which destroyed a cabinet shop.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$55,000	The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported that nearly a dozen trees were down across the western and northwestern part of the county. Trees were down on Interstate-16, Cautin Lane, Macon Road, Laurenwood Road, and Steel Breeze Road. A mobile home on Laurenwood Road was destroyed by a downed tree and trees were down on two power lines on Macon Road.
May 2011	Hail	Dublin	$50,000	The Laurens County Emergency Management Director observed half-dollar-sized hail in the Dublin area. WSR-88D radar data suggests that hail quarter to half-dollar size likely continued east of Dublin to south of Brewton. Damage was reported to vehicles in the area.
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$50,000	Laurens county 911 and newspaper accounts reported thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down, and caused roof damage to some buildings. Underpinnings were blown from mobile homes in the St Charles area. There was also damage to one wall of a fire station. Two center pivot irrigation systems on U.S. 80 east of town were turned upside down and destroyed.
September 1999	Lightning	East Dublin	$50,000	A newspaper reported lightning started a fire at a house on Ferry Street, causing heavy damage.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$30,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that a tree was down on Georgia Highway 19 just south of Dublin. The tree fell on and caused damage to a house and a vehicle.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$30,000	The Courier Herald of Dublin reported that over a dozen trees were blown down around the city as a result of a thunderstorm downburst. Trees and street signs were blown down throughout the city. Air Controlled Incorporated had a portion of its roof blown off and thrown into the trees behind the building. A large oak tree also fell on a home in the city causing damage to the structure. The Laurens County 911 Center also reported that at least two power poles were down as a result of downed trees. This thunderstorm was very isolated and one of only a few that developed in the area that day.
February 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	East Dublin	$30,000	no account filed
June 2009	Lightning	Dublin	$25,000	The Laurens County Fire and Rescue Department reported that lightning set several hundred hay bales on fire in a field in the far northeastern part of the county, north of Dublin.
May 2007	Lightning	Dublin	$25,000	The Courier Herald of Dublin reported that lightning struck the Graham Memorial Church of the Nazarene. Damage was confined to the steeple and inside water damage from heavy rain and fire fighting water hoses.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$20,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that around 100 or more trees were down across the county. Doppler radar data suggests that the strongest winds with these thunderstorms tracked from the northeast corner, north of Dublin, south-southwest to the southwest corner of the county, southwest of Cedar Grove.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$18,000	The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported 15 to 20 trees blown down along and around Highway 19 from Dublin to East Dublin.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$16,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds blew in plate glass window at auto dealership, seven cars were also damaged.
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$15,000	no account filed
August 2013	Flash Flood	Dublin	$10,000	The Laurens County Police reported several roads under water around 2 miles southwest of Dublin. A drainage branch was overflowing a portion of Southern Pines Road near U.S. Highway 441. Also several cars were reported partially submerged by the local media.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$10,000	A former employee of the National Weather Service reported that more than a dozen trees were down in a small area south of Dublin near the intersection Interstate-16 and U.S. Highway 441, near the Dublin High School. In addition, a tin roof was peeled off a commercial building on Industrial Avenue. Radar depicted a small storm with a potential downburst of winds.
July 2000	Lightning	Dublin	$10,000	The Dublin Courier Herald reported lightning set fire to several homes in the Trinity Hills area of Dublin and just south of East Dublin near Georgia Highway 199. Apparently the fires were estinguished before major damage was incurred. The lightning also set fire and damaged a power pole on Blackshear's Ferry Road.
June 1998	Hail	East Dublin	$10,000	The public reported damage to several cars from hail ranging from dime to golf ball size.
March 1996	Tornado (F0)	Dublin	$10,000	no account filed
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	East Dublin	$7,000	The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported that a few trees and power lines were down in the East Dublin area, with a few more trees and power lines down east of East Dublin toward Brewton. A home near Brewton suffered minor roof damage. A barn in the same area also sustained moderate roof damage. Downed trees were noted along U.S. Highway 319 and Ernest Road, east of East Dublin.
May 2007	Lightning	Dublin	$5,000	The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck three homes in the county. Damage was minor and confined to electrical wiring damage. No fires were reported.
November 2006	Lightning	Dublin	$5,000	The Courier Herald of Dublin reported that lightning strikes caused some trees to fall on power lines. The incidents were scattered around the county. In addition, a couple of the trees were also set on fire by the lightning strikes.
September 2004	Lightning	Dublin	$5,000	The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck a well pump that served both the West Laurens Middle and High Schools, knocking the pump out of service and forcing the closure of the school for the day.
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$5,000	Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in the south and east part of the county.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$5,000	A HAM radio operator reported trees down. Laurens county 911 reported many trees down within a 10 mile radius of I-16 and highway 441. Some were blocking roads.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along Georgia Highway 46 near United States Highway 441.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$5,000	Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along U.S. 441 in Dublin.
January 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$4,000	Numerous trees and powerlines reported down in and around the city of Dublin.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$4,000	The Laurens County 911 center reported a few trees blown down from Dublin to near Rentz.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$4,000	The Laurens County 911 center reported a few trees blown down in Dublin from around Woodrow Avenue at North Street to Park Place.
November 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$4,000	A trained SkyWarn spotter reported numerous trees and power lines down the county. Some roads were blocked by fallen trees.
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$4,000	no account filed
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$3,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down from near Dublin, to the northeast along Carter Road toward the county line.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$3,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that there were three to four trees and a couple of power lines down south of Dublin.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$3,000	Several power lines were knocked down by fallen trees and numerous tree limbs were knocked down across northern Laurens county.
October 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down from Dublin to near Scott.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Large tree down at the intersection of Mimosa Drive and Bellevue Ave.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens County 911 center reported a tree blown down onto power lines near the intersection of N Church Street and W Mary Street.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Laurens County Emergency Management reported that several trees and power lines were downed in the city of Dublin. One tree fell on I-16.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that three, possibly more, power lines were down on U.S. Highway 441 south of Dublin. This rendered several traffic signals being out of service.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The public reported that several trees and limbs were down in the Dublin area. Debris was scattered across a number of roads.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and a power line were down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 338 and U.S. Highway 441 northwest of Dublin.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens county 911 center reported that a few power lines were down.
January 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	The Laurens county 911 center reported that trees were blown down.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Laurens county 911 reported trees down on power lines.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Trees were blown down causing power outages.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Trees were downed on power lines.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Several to numerous tree limbs were downed on Georgia Highway 19 just south of Dublin near Popuar Church Road.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down many trees countywide.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Dublin	$1,500	The Laurens County 911 Center reported that six trees were blown down in the Dublin area.

Every storm recorded in Laurens 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

6 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
Stubbs Park-Stonewall Street Historic District	1.6 miles	2002
First African Baptist Church	2.1 miles	2019
Dublin Commercial Historic District	2.2 miles	2002
Carnegie Library	2.3 miles	1975
United States Post Office and Court House	2.4 miles	2018
Emery Thomas Auditorium	3.2 miles	2022

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100003205 in Record Group 79.
Laurens 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.