Built in 1913. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“The Meades Ranch Triangulation Station is a survey marker in Osborne County in the state of Kansas in the Midwestern United States. The marker was initially placed in 1891.”
Wikipedia article Meades Ranch Triangulation Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Osborne County · listed in 1973 · category: Site · built in 1913.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osborne, the town this property stands in, in 142 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 79 hail, 51 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 3 tornado. The reports record 11 injuries. 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 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Osborne | 11 hurt, $150,000 | A tornado sat down south of Osborne and moved north into town. The twister destroyed 2 mobile homes, damaged roofs, fences, cars and windows, and damaged 2 restaurants. The Pizza Hut sustained minor damage and several employees car windows were blown out. Across the road, the Circle Inn lost a large part of their roof, a couple of outside walls, and substantial damage happened to the interior portion of the restaurant. A couple of semi-trailers were blown around and one ended up on top of another car. Eleven people were injured, none seriously, and were treated at the Osborne County Memorial Hospital. The Osborne County Sheriff's office reported the most severe injury was a broken arm. (sources: Osborne County Farmer newspaper, Osborne County Sheriff's office, and the Osborne County Emergency Management Agency). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Osborne | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $200,000 | A prolonged period of wind gusts generally between 45 and 60 MPH, but as high as 80 MPH, was reported in town. Trees up to 1 to 2 feet in diameter, and several smaller limbs, were knocked down across town. Two metal outbuildings were damaged. The first had a door and wall blown out, while the second was moved approximately 100 yards from its original location. Numerous homes across town suffered roof damage. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Osborne | $150,000 | Hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls was reported. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Osborne | $100,000 | Hail of quarter to ping pong ball size was reported along this swath. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Osborne | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $80,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $60,000 | Wind gusts estimated near 70 mph, snapping a few power poles, blowing off a shed roof and heavily damaging a grain bin along the path. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $50,000 | Wind gusts were both estimated and measured between 65 and 70 MPH in the area. There was notable tree damage in Osborne, including larger limbs and a few uprooted trees. An empty semi trailer at a local business was tipped over. A number of power poles were either damaged or snapped. There was damage to an outbuilding located at the airport approximately 1 mile east of town. An abandoned mobile home lost the majority of its roof. The 68 MPH wind gusts was measured by a KSU mesonet site located 1 mile north-northwest of Osborne. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $50,000 | 2.75 inch diameter hail was also reported at this time. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Osborne | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Osborne | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $40,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH in Osborne, while a mesonet site 1 mile north of town measured a gust of 59 MPH. Several large tree limbs were downed, some between 12 and 18 inches in diameter, and at least one tree was uprooted. One limb landed on a wood post and lattice fence and partially crushed it. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Osborne | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $25,000 | A wind gust of 81 MPH was measured by a Kansas State Mesonet site located one mile north-northwest of Osborne. Received a report from television station KAKE of damage near this mesonet location, and confirmed with county dispatch that at least three power poles were damaged or destroyed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $25,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Wind was accompanied by quarter size hail. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Osborne | $25,000 | Hail ranging from quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $25,000 | Winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Osborne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Osborne | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Osborne | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $10,000 | This wind gust was measured by weather equipment at the Osborne Elementary School. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Osborne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Osborne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Osborne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Osborne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Osborne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | A measured wind gust of 71 mph was recorded by a home weather station. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Osborne | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $1,000 | A large tree was down, along with numerous branches. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $500 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Osborne | $500 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Osborne | $500 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Osborne | - | Delete me. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the Kansas State Mesonet station located one mile north-northwest of Osborne. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north-northwest of Osborne. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | - | Wind gusts of 58 MPH and 60 MPH were measured by a KSU mesonet station located one mile north-northwest of Osborne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Osborne | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osborne | - | Wind gusts of 60 and 65 MPH were recorded by a mesonet station located 8 miles southwest of Osborne. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork Wolf Creek Pratt Truss Bridge | 5.5 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000772 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Osborne County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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