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One of 3 National Register listings published here for Emmet County · listed in 2000 · 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 2000.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Emmet County · listed in 2000 · 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 22 fires within 5 miles of Brugjeld-Peterson Family Farmstead District between 2006 and 2020, burning about 345 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 430TH AVE BY 260TH ST., HIGH LAKE, IA |
| 18 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2289 480TH AVE. , IA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Brugjeld-Peterson Family Farmstead District: 9 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egeland | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Egeland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Emmet County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lammers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallingford, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Wallingford | $500,000 | Highway 4 was closed with flooding in Wallingford serious enough that evacuations were taking place. Railroad tracks also sustained damage in town. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Wallingford | $100,000 | Several secondary roads flash flooded in Wallingford. Three to four inches of rain fell between Wallingford and Graettinger. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallingford | $50,000 | Grain bin down and blown into ditch. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallingford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallingford | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wallingford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wallingford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallingford | $3,000 | A two foot diameter tree was blown over. An small old garage sustained minor structural damage. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Wallingford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Wallingford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Wallingford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Wallingford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Wallingford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Wallingford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Flood | Wallingford | - | IA-4 northbound, Between County Road B14 and IA 9 (1 mile north of the Wallingford area). The road is blocked because of flooding. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Wallingford | - | Total rainfall just under 3 inches in the last 90 minutes. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Wallingford | - | Brief touchdown in a field east of Wallingford. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Wallingford | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Wallingford | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Wallingford | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Wallingford | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000326 in Record Group 79. |
| Emmet County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |