Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“The Buck Grove Bridge is located southeast of Buck Grove, Iowa, United States. Steel was in short supply during World War II as a part of the war effort.”
Wikipedia article Buck Grove Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Crawford County · listed in 1998 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 13 fires within 5 miles of Buck Grove Bridge between 2007 and 2019, burning about 85 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Buck Grove Bridge: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arion Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ballantine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Denison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buck Grove, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Buck Grove | $200,000 | Several outbuilding destroyed and many crops flattened. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buck Grove | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Buck Grove | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buck Grove | - | Law enforcement reported tree damage occurred all across town. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buck Grove | - | Law enforcement reported tree damage occurred all across town. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buck Grove | - | Iowa DOT RWIS site recorded a 63 mph wind gust about 6 miles south of Denison. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buck Grove | - | Trained spotter reported wind gusts up to 70 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buck Grove | - | Measured by an RWIS site. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Buck Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dow House | 6.1 miles | 1972 |
 | Nishnabotna River Bridge | 6.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Park Motel | 6.9 miles | 2000 |
| Yellow Smoke Park Bridge | 7.1 miles | 1998 | |
 | Clarence D. Chamberlin House | 7.1 miles | 1977 |
| Denison Opera House | 7.2 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000797 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Crawford County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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