Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“The Ontonagon School is a former school building located at 301 Greenland Road in Ontonagon, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2011.”
Wikipedia article Ontonagon School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Ontonagon County · listed in 2011 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 6 fires within 5 miles of Ontonagon School in 1992, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ontonagon, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | $100,000 | The Ontonagon Emergency Manager reported dozens of trees down in and around the village of Ontonagon, including several down on homes. Power was out in the village for nearly eight hours. |
| August 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Ontonagon | $20,000 | A strong EF0 tornado with winds estimated around 85 mph touched down at the River Pines RV Park and Campground and then skipped northeastward across the village lifting on the east side of the Ontonagon Golf Course. Most of the damage was confined to snapped and uprooted trees, snapped power poles, a small flipped boat, minor roof damage, and some structural damage to a garage. There were no injuries. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Ontonagon | $15,000 | The Ontonagon Sheriff's office reported roads in and near Ontonagon washed out due to heavy rainfall of two to three inches which fell in less than an hour. Flooding on River Street in Ontonagon forced water over the sidewalks and into some area businesses. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | $2,000 | Several 8-12 inch diameter trees blown down across roads. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | Quarter and dime-sized hail were reported with the storm. Winds were estimated up to 65 mph as well. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | Several large branches were also reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | The Ontonagon Sheriff's office reported branches and small trees down in Ontonagon due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | One inch hail and 60 mph winds were reported. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | Tree down blocking southbound lane of Norwich Road. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | Penny sized hail reported. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | 8 inch diameter limbs broken off. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | Top of 40 foot spruce tree broken off. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | Winds blew a dock away. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ontonagon | - | Trees blown down on cars. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ontonagon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ontonagon County Courthouse | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Ontonagon Lighthouse | 0.6 miles | 1975 |
 | Ontonagon Harbor Piers Historic District | 1.1 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000308 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ontonagon County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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