Built in 1918. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 1998 · category: Structure · built in 1918, by James Barney Marsh.
Sources: 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Squaw Creek Bridge 2 between 2011 and 2020, burning about 89 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 380TH AND OLSON AVE, IA |
| 21 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2014 | Smoking | 2.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 November 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 120TH AND HWY 17 BOONE COUNTY, IA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Squaw Creek Bridge 2: 6 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jorden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Joseph Olson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nystrom 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ridgeport, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 4 flood, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Ridgeport | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Ridgeport | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Ridgeport | $50,000 | Intersection of County Highways R27 and E18 closed due to flooding. Over a foot of water was reported flowing over a gravel road in the same area. Four to 5 inches of rainfall has been measured. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Ridgeport | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Ridgeport | $3,000 | Law Enforcement reports up to quarter size hail at the intersection of E18 and Nature Road. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ridgeport | - | This was a short-lived tornado that formed on the leading edge of a QLCS. It stayed in rural areas and caused some minor crop and tree damage, but did not cause any known damage to structures. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Ridgeport | - | City of Ames alert station reported heavy rainfall of 5.60 inches since 5am. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ridgeport | - | Rainfall of 1.75 inches was measured in the past 24 hours. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Ridgeport | - | 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 98000764 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boone County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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