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One of 3 National Register listings published here for Perry County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Memorial Gym
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 491 L.O. Davis Drive, Hazard, 41701
- When was it listed? January 2024
- Category. building
- Census division. Hazard
- National Register reference number. 100009729 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
644 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 644 fires within 5 miles of Memorial Gym between 1993 and 2020, burning about 26,279 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 131 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 216 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 214 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 131 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 61 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | STIDHAM LN |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SHERIFFS COURT |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JEFF |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Memorial Gym: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Gap Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Buffalo Divide Shale | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this property
60 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hazard, the town this property stands in, in 92 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 59 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 8 heavy rain, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Hazard | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines in the communities of Acup, Stormking, Coal Harbor, Tiger Hill, and Scuddy. Three thousand people were without power throughout the county. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $35,000 | Numerous trees were reported downed in Hazard and areas south. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $30,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Busy, Big Willard, and Briar Fork communities. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $30,000 | The public reported numerous trees were blown down with power outages in Hazard. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $20,000 | Powerlines were blown down on Typo Road. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Hazard | $15,000 | A water rescue had to be performed in Bonnyman on Typo Road. Four individuals and pets were trapped inside a home after it had become surrounded by 4 feet of water after First Creek overtopped its banks. A water rescue also had to be performed on Cherokee Hills Road in Hazard after a man drove his car into the north fork of the swollen Kentucky River. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Hazard. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $15,000 | Strong winds produced damage at the Hazard Technical College. Winds ripped a brick wall from one end of a building. An emptied truck trailer in the parking lot was also blown over and it slid into a bull dozer producing damage. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in the Hazard and Viper areas. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Glomawr. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $10,000 | Trees down near 1166 and Route 7 intersection. Also near Route 7 and Route 15 intersection. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $10,000 | Falling tree smashed a trailer. Numerous trees down in town. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $10,000 | Power poles, power lines, and trees were down. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $8,000 | Both trees and powerlines were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $7,000 | One tree and several power lines were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $7,000 | Several trees were blown down within a 4 mile radius around the water plant. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down trees in Hazard. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $5,000 | Trees fell on a structure in Combs. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $4,000 | Numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout Perry County, including within the city limits of Hazard. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $4,000 | Trees were blown down onto Couchtown Road by wind gusts estimated at 61 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $3,000 | Large branches were broken off of trees by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $3,000 | Three trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts on county roads just north of Hazard. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $2,000 | Large limbs were blown down in the community of Diablock. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down in the Big Creek area. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $2,000 | Large limbs down on Christopher Road. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $2,000 | Large tree limbs blown down onto power lines in multiple locations in and near Hazard. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Hazard | $2,000 | Heavy rains brought flash flooding to the area. High water caused the closure of Buffalo Run Road near Highway 1096. Homes along Big Creek were being evacuated due to flooding. Homes along Highway 1096 from Buffalo Run Road to Highway 80 were affected. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $2,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $2,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Hazard | $1,000 | A portion of Main Street in Hazard was flooded. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along Hwy 451 west of Hazard. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Brown Creek Road near Hwy 451 and the Hal Rogers Parkway at mile marker 56. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $1,000 | Dispatch reported that a tree was blown down along Combs Rd in Hazard. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on KY 2021 near Willard. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Route 476 near Rowdy. |
| February 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | $100 | A Window was blown out of the Masonic Lodge in Hazard. Papers were sucked out of file cabinets. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | Perry County dispatch reported a tree down on KY-451 (Town Mountain Road), just before the intersection with Messer Branch Road on the southwest side of Hazard. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Hazard | - | Social media pictures show quarter sized hailstones in someone's hand and videos of small hail piles on Gormon Hallow in Hazard. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | A tree was blown down onto Town Mountain Road, KY-452, just within the city limits of Hazard. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | Department of Highway officials reported a mudslide on North Main Street in Hazard. This caused trees and mud to cover the roadway as the hillside continued to give way. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | A tree was blown down in Hazard. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | Trees were blown down. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | A large tree limb was blown down and onto a vehicle in downtown Hazard. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | A tree was blown down and onto a house near the old Hazard High School. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | A tree was blown down just north of Hazard along Hwy 476 between mile markers 16 and 17. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | Trees were blown down on roads on Raccoon Creek and Glomawr. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | A three foot diameter beech tree was twisted and its top was ripped off. The top was deposited 180 yards away. This occurred near the intersection of Hwy's 15 and 80. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | The twenty four hour rainfall total from was 2.2 inches. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | Trees were blown down at Chimney Rock. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Hazard | - | Hail lasted for about a half hour near Cardinal Chevrolet. |
| August 2012 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | Two and ninety seven hundredths of an inch of rain fell in Hazard between 6 and 8 pm. |
| August 2012 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | Two and eighteen hundredths of an inch of rain fell near Hazard between 6 and 8 pm. |
| February 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | Heavy rain caused a landslide on Hwy 80 near the junction of Hwy 476 near Hazard. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | A volunteer weather observer reported that 3.05 inches of rain had fallen in Hazard since 7 am. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | This was an automated report. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain fell in Hazard. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Hazard | - | Heavy rain triggered a rock and mudslide on State Road 80 one mile east of the intersection of State Road 15. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazard | - | Four to five large trees down 1 mile east of Grapevine. |
Newspapers printed here
5,299 digitised pages2 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 826 issues, 5,299 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Hazard Herald | 1911 to 1975 |
| The Hazard Leader | 192? to 19?? |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie Family Home Place | 4.6 miles | 2024 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100009729 in Record Group 79. |
| Perry County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.