Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum is a tourist attraction in Meade, Kansas. The complex encompasses a home, a museum on the top floor of a barn, and contributing objects.”
Wikipedia article Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Meade County · listed in 2015 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Dalton Gang Hideout and Museum between 2010 and 2020, burning about 732 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Meade County | 17024 |
| 1 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Meade County | 17054 |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 150018 |
| 19 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | Kansas Counties | 9162 FIRE |
| 30 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 150028 |
| 27 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 10 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 18028 |
| 14 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 18024 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meade, the town this property stands in, in 236 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 154 hail, 61 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 7 heavy rain. 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $100,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and there was structural damage to several buildings. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Meade | $50,000 | Three hog barns were destroyed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $50,000 | Metal roof panels blown off a building. Pivot irrigation sprinkler was overturned and trees were blown down in the area. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $5,000 | Agtap observer estimated wind at 60 mph. Power lines were downed along his county road. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $4,500 | Five telephone poles were blown down and a 10 foot by 12 foot shed was damagedand moved 30 feet. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $2,500 | Five power poles were blown down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $1,000 | Tree down and power lines damaged. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | $1,000 | Three inch tree limbs blown down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Meade | - | A public report of 1 inch hail. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | The mesonet station UP367 4.9 NE Meade (UPR) reported a 66mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | The gusts measured by station UP367 at 4.9 NE Meade. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Union Pacific Railroad near Meade recorded a 60 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | At the Meade High School, a section of the roof peeled along with other damage on the flat roof from loose objects. The football field scoreboard was blown about 300 yards east or northeast into an adjacent tree row. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Recorded at mile marker 49. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meade | - | Rainfall of 2.34 inches was measured. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meade | - | Rainfall of 2.19 inches was measured. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Meade | - | Rainfall of 1.10 inches in less than an hour was observed. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Meade | - | Rainfall was 2.60 inches. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Meade | - | Rainfall was 4.3 inches. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | A semi truck hauling an empty cattle trailer was overturned on highway 54. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Meade | - | Six inch diameter tree limbs were blown down also. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Hail the size of quarters also accompanied the high wind. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Meade | - | The hail fell for 10 minutes. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Meade | - | Metal siding on the north side of the house was damaged by the hail that was accompanied by strong winds. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Meade | - | Rainfall of 2.55 inches fell overnight. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Meade | - | This was the first of 9 tornadoes in the Dodge City 27 county area. It did not damage anything in it's 3 minute lifespan. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Meade | - | This was a separate tornado that formed in the same general vicinity but did not hit anything. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Meade | - | This brief tornado did not strike anything.| |
| June 2005 | Hail | Meade | - | The observer was 9 miles west of Englewood. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Meade | - | Meade county reported 82,000 acres of crops with 70 percent damage and 2,300 acres with 40 percent damage from tornadoes, hail and high wind. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Four to five inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by the wind. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Meade | - | This tornado damaged outbuilds, trees and center pivot sprinklers. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | This wind occurred with the 1 inch diameter hail. Three inch tree limbs were also blown down. |
| October 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Meade | - | This tornado made contact for less than 1 minute. It was much larger near cloud base. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | A business band antenna was blown down by the high wind. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Meade | - | Water flooded rural roads |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Numerous very large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Meade | - | The hail completely covered the ground. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Meade | - | Windows were knocked out by the hail |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Eight to ten inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Four to five inch diameter tree limbs broken. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Relayed from NWSO ICT - TV weather lab observation. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Ten inch limb broken. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Twelve inch diameter tree blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Two inch limbs down. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Meade | - | Windows blown out of a house. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Two inch diameter limbs down. |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Meade | - | Water was over highway 23 near the Meade/Gray county line. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Meade | - | Lasted 15 minutes. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meade | - | Five to 6 inch tree limbs blown down. One ten inch tree limb blown down. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Meade | - | At the Meade State Park. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Meade | - | At the Meade State Park. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Meade | - | Water over old highway 160. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Meade | - | Roads flooded at Meade State Park. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Meade | - | Water over highway 98. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Meade | - | Hail covered the ground to 6 inches deep. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Meade | - | Location is Meade State Park |
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 14001121 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Meade County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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