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One of 15 National Register listings published here for Webster County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
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 15 National Register listings published here for Webster County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
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 8 fires within 5 miles of Dolliver Memorial State Park, Entrance Area (Area A) between 2013 and 2020, burning about 136 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2015 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Smoking | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 October 2020 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 January 2013 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Dolliver Memorial State Park, Entrance Area (Area A): 12 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Johnston Clay Works | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kalo Brick and Tile Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Breen-Jordison Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Cardiff Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Black Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hoover Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lehigh, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 17 flood, 7 hail, 3 tornado, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Lehigh | $100,000 | Emergency manager reported water over the road has resulted in the evacuation of 2 to 3 homes at Nelson Ave and Riverside Trail near Coalville. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Lehigh | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Lehigh | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Flood | Lehigh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lehigh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lehigh | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Lehigh | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lehigh | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lehigh | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Lehigh | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 2.60 inches. Beginning time estimated from radar. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Lehigh | - | Public reported, via social media, up to quarter sized hail. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Lehigh | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 4.25 inches. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Lehigh | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 6.5 inches measured from midnight through noon. |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Lehigh | - | Tornado formed about 5 miles southeast of Lehigh and traveled through primarily wooded areas of the Des Moines river valley. Tree damage was noted as well as crop damage in a few fields it crossed through. The tornado then continued on into Hamilton county. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Lehigh | - | Tornado was very small and remained in open country. The track of the tornado was very intermittent as well. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Lehigh | - | Brief touchdown in open field. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flood | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lehigh | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lehigh | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolliver Memorial State Park, Picnic, Hiking & Maintenance Area (Area B) | 1.0 miles | 1990 | |
![]() | Oleson Park Music Pavilion | 7.6 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001684 in Record Group 79. |
| Webster County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |