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One of 27 National Register listings published here for Shoshone County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Shoshone County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Kellogg Boy Scout Cabin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WET HAT |
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Cataldo Area Office | MONTGOMERY STRIKE |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MONTGOMERY GULCH |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PAGE |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PAPA BEAR |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEAR |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | PINE POINT |
| 9 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SHOSHONE PARK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 127 workings within 5 miles of Kellogg Boy Scout Cabin: 48 past producers, 28 prospects, 27 occurrences, 15 producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benewah-Shoshone Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Big Creek Apex Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Producer | Vein | |
| Big Eight Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Bismark Prospect | Silver, Sulfides | Prospect | Vein | |
| Black Hawk Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bunker Chance | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Uranium, Antimony, Cadmium, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1885, 1886, 1991 | |
| Coeur D'Alene Big Creek | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Mine | Silver, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1886, 1906, 1986 | |
| Crown Point Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kellogg, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Kellogg | $100,000 | over 2 inches in less than an hour lead to locally flooding in the city of Kellogg with I90 temporarily shut down between Kellogg and Cataldo. Main Street was flooding including many businesses, the library, the police department and the fire station. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Kellogg | $12,000 | Flooding on the Milo creek caused water to be backed up in a few basements of some homes. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellogg | $500 | Tree branches broken. Young tree down. Shingles blown off roof. Time estimated based on radar. Max wind gust of 47 MPH was reported near Osburn. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellogg | $500 | Tree branches broken. Young tree down. Shingles blown off roof. Time estimated based on radar. Max wind gust of 47 MPH was reported near Osburn. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellogg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | US Post Office-Kellogg Main | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
![]() | Miner's Hat | 0.7 miles | 2021 |
![]() | Pine Creek Baptist Church | 5.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007006 in Record Group 79. |
| Shoshone County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |