Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“Moravia is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 637 at the time of the 2020 census.”
Wikipedia article Moravia, Iowa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Appanoose County · listed in 1996 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Wabash Combination Depot-Moravia in 2009, burning about 20 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 | 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 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wabash Combination Depot-Moravia: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moravia, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2014: 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Moravia | $70,000 | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Lightning | Moravia | $50,000 | Lightning struck the main lodge of the Honey Creek Resort at Rathbun Lake causing structural and electrical damage. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $50,000 | A barn was destroyed by high winds. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $20,000 | A boat was ripped from anchor at the Rathbun Lake Marina. Trees were blown down as well. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Moravia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Moravia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Moravia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Moravia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Moravia | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Moravia | - | 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 96001158 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Appanoose County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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