Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Bowersville Historic District in Bowersville, Georgia is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Bowersville Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Hart County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
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 225 fires within 5 miles of Bowersville Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 382 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 137 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019FRANKLIN001 |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020FRANKLIN006 |
| 23 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HART-005 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Bowersville Historic District: 9 past producers, 6 occurrences, 1 plant, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Property | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Unknown, Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unknown/Bowers Properties | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Winter Property | Gold | Prospect | Placer | |
| Banister Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Garner Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Green Rose Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Hartwell Quarry & Mill | Mica | Plant | 1919 | |
| Highway Deposits | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Horse Head Mine | Mica | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowersville, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | $50,000 | Emergency manager and utility company reported multiple trees and power lines blown down throughout Hart County. A chicken house was also destroyed. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Bowersville | $15,000 | Lightning traveled down two trees and killed 29 cows. Mother cows were laying with their legs sticking straight up in the air. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | $1,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | County comms reported numerous trees blown down across the northern part of the county. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | County comms reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down across Hart County. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | County comms reported several trees blown down in the Bowersville area. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | County comms reported trees blown down along Lankford Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | County comms reported a few trees and large limbs blown down around Bowersvile. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | FD reported multiple trees blown down along Highway 17 near Bowersville. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | Multiple trees were blown down across Hart County. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | Multiple trees were blown down across the county. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | A tree was blown down in the Bowersville area. Another tree was blown down in the Goldmine area with a third blown down along highway 172 south of Hartwell. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, along with several power poles. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowersville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulley-Gurley Farm | 3.2 miles | 1997 | |
| Franklin Light and Power Company Steam Generating Station | 7.9 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001975 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hart County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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