Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
“Apple Island is a 35-acre (140,000 m2) island that lies in the middle of Orchard Lake, in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. The island was formed during the region's last ice age, 10,000 to 12,000 years ago.”
Wikipedia article Apple Island (Michigan), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Oakland County · listed in 2018 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Apple Island Historic Archaeological Site between 2018 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 4 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0004970 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191747 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0003315 - 2019 |
| 11 July 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERFORD TOWNSHIP FD 0007188 - 2019 |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 201496 - 2020 |
| 8 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FARMINGTON HILLS FD 0004334 - 2019 |
| 24 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0004124 - 2019 |
| 22 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191530 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Apple Island Historic Archaeological Site: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow Clay Prod Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Orchard Lake Schools Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
| Elmer R. Webster School | 4.3 miles | 2022 | |
 | Casa del Rey Apartments | 4.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Gillespie Street-Clinton River Bridge | 4.5 miles | 2000 |
 | Franklin Boulevard Historic District | 4.7 miles | 1983 |
| Elijah Bull House | 4.8 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002685 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oakland County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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