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One of 16 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 1993 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Lincoln Highway-West Greene County Rural Segment
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The listing
- Listed as. Lincoln Highway--West Greene County Rural Segment - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. N from jct. of IA 25 and US 30, approximately 0.5 mi. N of Scranton, then W to jct. with US 30, Scranton, 51462
- When was it listed? March 1993
- Category. district
- Also known as. Lincoln Highway in Greene County MPS
- Township. Kendrick township
- National Register reference number. 93000161 - 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
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln Highway-West Greene County Rural Segment between 2008 and 2019, burning about 82 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 October 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 October 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln Highway-West Greene County Rural Segment: 8 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ralson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ralston-Beiter | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sprague 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 | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wright Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scranton, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 26 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Scranton | $1,200,000 | This tornado occurred southwest of Jefferson and remained in rural Greene County during its entire path. The tornado damaged a confinement building and farther northeast destroyed an outbuilding. However, the most intense damage was a series of high voltage utility dual pole towers which were snapped by the tornado. At least 8 towers were snapped over J Avenue between 250th and 260th Streets. Additional utility poles were snapped along 250th Street as well. The tornado lifted in the vicinity of an apple orchard located southwest of Jefferson. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Scranton | $500,000 | Another QLCS tornado which began west southwest of Jefferson and ended to the northwest of town. This tornado began in rural areas but toppled several large single pole utility poles along I Avenue south of 250th Street and moved northeast with tree and minor house damage on 240th Street near the intersection with K Avenue. The tornado ended up crossing US Highway 30 about 1.5 miles west of the intersection with State Highway 4 and severely leaned high voltage poles along the highway. The tornado dissipated not long afterwards near M Avenue north of Highway 30. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Scranton | $100,000 | Numerous locations have water across the road throughout the county. Locations include Highway 25 south of Scranton, Old Highway 30 east and west of Jefferson, Highway 4 north of Jefferson. A car went into the ditch after losing control driving through the water. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Scranton | $50,000 | Emergency Manager reported water E57 and E63 in southern portions of the county. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Flood | Scranton | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $25,000 | Power poles were downed in town. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $20,000 | Numerous trees down due to very high winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $15,000 | Amateur radio operator reported wind driven hail caused broken windows. Hail size unknown at the time. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Scranton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Scranton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $10,000 | Law Enforcement reported a large tree down in Scranton. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $10,000 | Semi truck overturned on Highway 30 north of |Scranton. Numerous 2 inch diameter tree branches down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Scranton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Scranton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | Amateur radio operator estimates 60 MPH wind. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | Estimated by spotter. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | A trailer advertisement in a field was blown over hear Highway 25 and Highway 30 north of Scranton. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Scranton | $5,000 | Tornado touched down in open areas south of Scranton, then lifted. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Scranton | $3,000 | Casey's reported quarter sized hail. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Scranton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Scranton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Scranton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Scranton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Scranton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Scranton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Scranton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Scranton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Scranton | $200 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Scranton | - | Brief tornado east of Scranton captured by storm chaser. Tornado remained in open fields with no impact to damage indicators, hence the EFU rating. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Scranton | - | Report from twitter, time estimated by radar. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Scranton | - | Report via social media of ping pong ball sized hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 73 MPH. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Scranton | - | Tornado captured on video by Storm Chasers for duration of its life. Remained in open agricultural fields with the only damage to crops north of Scranton. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Scranton | - | Media reported quarter sized hail, via social media. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Scranton | - | Public reported 24 hour heavy rainfall total of 3.15 inches. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Scranton | - | Public reported quarter sized hail. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Trained spotter reported estimated 60 mph winds along with pea size hail and water ponding in the streets. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Scranton | - | Trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Scranton | - | Law Enforcement reported extensive flooding along Highway 25 south of Scranton. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Scranton | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 4.25 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
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.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000161 in Record Group 79. |
| Greene County | All 16 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.