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One of 16 National Register listings published here for Walker County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Walker County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
Sources: 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 312 fires within 5 miles of Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,848 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 101 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 | 124 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-DADE-009 |
| 8 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-016 |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-WALKER-014 |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Tennessee Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club: 7 past producers, 5 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gillum Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Tiftonia Plant Pit No. 395 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Alton Park Tract | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chatanooga Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| General Shale Georgia Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Alton Park Tract | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1952 | |
| Dave L Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rossville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tiftonia Plant & Quarry Pit #395 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Rock City Gardens | under 500 feet | 2014 |
| Ashland Farm | 1.4 miles | 1973 | |
![]() | US Post Office-Rossville Main | 3.6 miles | 1986 |
![]() | John Ross House | 3.6 miles | 1973 |
![]() | Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens | 7.2 miles | 2009 |
![]() | Lee and Gordon Mill | 7.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000991 in Record Group 79. |
| Walker County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |