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Penn Place

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

From the record

“Penn Place, located on Penn Bridge Rd. near Trion, Georgia in Chattooga County, Georgia, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included two contributing buildings and seven contributing structures.”

Wikipedia article Penn Place, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Chattooga County · listed in 1988 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. Penn Bridge Rd., Trion, 30753
  • When was it listed? September 1988
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Summerville
  • National Register reference number. 88001828 - 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

591 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 591 fires within 5 miles of Penn Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,264 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 231 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 burning282
Arson/incendiarism231
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony11
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Natural8
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020CHATTOOGA006
9 September 2015Naturalunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2016-CHATTOOGA-009
8 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Debris and open burning1.1 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1997Debris and open burning8.5 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1995Debris and open burning1.8 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Chattooga County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Penn Place: 7 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Aggregate QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Halloysite MineClayPast Producer
Justice DepositAluminum, IronProspect
Summerville BauxiteAluminumPast ProducerWeathering Residual
Taylor MineAluminumPast Producer
Maddox's Mine AreaIronPast ProducerStrataform, Concordant
Maddox's Mine Area-BIronPast ProducerStrataform, Concordant
Menlo AreaIronPast ProducerStrataform, Concordant

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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2005HailTrion$150,000Several 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 2018Thunderstorm WindEast Trion$50,000The 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 2015Thunderstorm WindTrion$40,000The 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 2002Thunderstorm WindTrion$40,000The 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 2018Thunderstorm WindTrion$12,000The 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 2025Thunderstorm WindTrion$10,000Numerous 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 2025Thunderstorm WindTrion$10,000Emergency manager reported a tree down on a home near the intersection of Ridge St and Allgood St.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindTrion$10,000Multiple trees reported down from around Trion to Summerville.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindTrion$7,000Numerous reports of trees down just south of Trion. Reports included trees blocking roadways and on powerlines.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTrion$5,000Multiple trees down in the Trion Area .
August 2018Thunderstorm WindTrion$5,000The 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 2017Thunderstorm WindEast Trion$5,000The Chattooga County 911 center reported trees an power lines blown down along Highway 27 around Mountain View Road and Scenic Hill Road.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindTrion$5,000An 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 2003Flash FloodTrion$5,000The 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 1998Thunderstorm WindTrion$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked several trees down. One fell on a deputy's car. Quarter size hail was also reported.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindTrion$4,000The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down along Pine Street in Trion.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindTrion$3,000The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on the south side of Trion from Hartline Hill Road to Maffett Street.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTrion$3,000The 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 2009FloodEast Trion$2,000A 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 1998HailTrion$2,000The public reported quarter to golf ball size hail.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Tree down blocking roadway near hays state prison.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Tree and powerlines down near the intersection of marsh ave and allgood st.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Tree down near intersection of trion teloga rd and bankey ln.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Deforest Ave and Allgood St.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Tree limbs knocked down powerlines along rena street.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEast Trion$1,000Tree down at W Halls Valley Rd and Old Highway 27.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Tree down at Alexander Rd and Penn Bridge Rd.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Powerlines down at Walmart near Martha Berry Hwy and Underwood Dr.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down west of Trion.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000The 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 1999Thunderstorm WindTrion$1,000Chattooga county 911 reported trees were blown down.
May 2025Tornado (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 2021Flash FloodEast 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 2021Flash FloodEast 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 2021Flash FloodTrion-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 2021Flash FloodTrion-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 2018Flash FloodTrion-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 2012HailTrion-The Chattooga County 911 Center reported penny size hail near Trion.
April 2011HailTrion-The public observed penny-sized hail in the Trion area.
March 2010HailTrion-The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director observed nickel-sized hail. There were several other reports of hail received, but no size was given.
April 2009HailTrion-The public observed nickel-sized hail in the Trion area.
May 2008HailTrion-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 2006HailTrion-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 2003HailTrion-The public reported penny size hail east of Trion near the city of New. The Summerville News reported quarter size hail in Summerville.
May 2003HailTrion-The Chattooga county 911 center reported penny to golf ball-sized hail.
May 2003HailTrion-The Chattooga county 911 center and the public both reported penny to tennis ball to baseball-sized hail.
April 2002HailTrion-The public reported quarter size hail in Trion and the Chattooga county sheriff reported dime size hail in Welcome Hill, northwest of Trion.
May 2001HailTrion-The public reported dime size hail at Pennville.
June 2001HailTrion-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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Paradise Gardens0.7 miles2012
Riegel Hospital1.8 miles2002
Summerville Depot3.4 miles1992
Summerville Commercial Historic District3.5 miles2012
Chattooga County Courthouse3.5 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 88001828 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Chattooga CountyAll 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.