Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“The Big Cedar School is a historic schoolhouse near Kooskia in Idaho County, Idaho. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.”
Wikipedia article Big Cedar School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Idaho County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Big Cedar School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,534 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 2006 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WALLOW |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BIG HORSE |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | UPPER RIDGE |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SWAN |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Maggie Creek Area Office | CEDAR CREEK #4 |
| 24 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WILD PLUM |
| 20 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | TAHOE |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CLEAR CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Big Cedar School: 2 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit 141 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kooskia, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kooskia | $20,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm along with wet soil conditions lead to considerable uprooted trees in East Kamiah. The greatest damage occurred along a two mile stretch of US-12 from Rock Road to the Kamiah Bridge. Trees fell across US-12 resulting in traffic disruption, in addition one residential trailer and one travel trailer were also damaged by falling trees. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kooskia | $1,500 | Sheriff reported numerous trees blown down and power out throughout Idaho county. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Kooskia | - | Plugged culverts and heavy rainfall contributed to flooding on Main Street in Grangeville and also in Cottonwood. Rock slides and mud slides were reported along Highway 95 between Riggins and White Bird and also along Big Salmon Road east of Riggins. Rock slides, mud slides and fallen trees occurred on Highway 12 between Kooskia and Jerry Johnson Hot Springs. Water from Sevenmile Creek also flowed over Highway 162 at milepost 20. Debris flow caused the Lolo Creek bridge along the Clearwater and Idaho County line to wash out. The Clearwater River at Stites briefly spiked up to 8.86 feet in the minor flood category, but no major impacts were noted. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Kooskia | - | A spotter measured 1 inch hail in Kooskia. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Kooskia | - | Report of one inch hail on Highway 12 near Kooskia, Idaho. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Kooskia | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter was reported with this storm. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kooskia | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Kooskia | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kooskia | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kooskia | - | 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 16000806 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Idaho County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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