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One of 23 National Register listings published here for Bracken County · listed in 2007 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Bracken County · listed in 2007 · category: Site.
Sources: 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Baker Vineyard and Wine Cellar (Boundary Increase) between 1997 and 2012, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 February 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Baker Vineyard and Wine Cellar (Boundary Increase): 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedron Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Howerton Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maysville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ruggles Stone Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Augusta, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2017 | Flash Flood | Augusta | 1 killed, $250,000 | Five to seven inches of rain produced widespread flash flooding across Bracken County. Two homes were washed away off of Augusta-Minerva Road, killing one man (M82MH). Several other homes in the area sustained damage due to the high water. About 20 boats broke from their moorings on Bracken Creek and were washed into the Ohio River. Several roads across the area also sustained damage due to the rushing water. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $100,000 | A supercell tracked across the county causing significant damage. Roofs were blown off a barn and a restaurant. Between 50 and 100 trees were blown down between Augusta and Germantown, which is on the border of Mason county. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $15,000 | The roof of a ferry was blown off and small trees were blown over due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $15,000 | Large tree branches, a barn, and trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines knocked down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $5,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $4,000 | A few trees were downed along Mary Ingles Highway. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $4,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Dutch Ridge Rd. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $3,000 | Trees were downed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $3,000 | Trees were downed along State Route 8 just outside of Augusta. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $3,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | Several trees were reported knocked down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | Two trees were knocked down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | Several trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Augusta | $2,000 | High water was across several roads in Augusta due to heavy rainfall. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $1,000 | One tree was downed across a road near Germantown. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Augusta | - | High water was reported on 2nd Street in downtown Augusta near Main Street and Elizabeth Street. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Augusta | - | High water was reported on several streets in Augusta. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Augusta | - | The local fire department reported about four minutes of dime sized hail. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Augusta | - | High water closed several streets in Augusta. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Augusta | - | State Route 8 was washed out. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Augusta | - | High water on roads. Augusta-Minerva Road was impassable. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Augusta | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Augusta | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Augusta | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Augusta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Baker Vinyard and Wine Cellar | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
![]() | Brothers-O'Neil House | 0.6 miles | 1984 |
![]() | James Weldon House | 0.7 miles | 1984 |
| Evan Griffith's Grocery | 0.7 miles | 1984 | |
![]() | Wells-Keith House | 0.7 miles | 1984 |
![]() | Augusta College Historic Buildings | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000679 in Record Group 79. |
| Bracken County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |