Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“The Marine City Water Works is a public works building located at 229 South Main Street in Marine City, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.”
Wikipedia article Marine City Water Works, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for St. Clair County · listed in 2011 · category: District.
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 1 fire within 5 miles of Marine City Water Works in 2019, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 183 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Marine City Water Works: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Salt Mine | Halite | Producer | 1863, 1883 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marine City, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $1,000,000 | Local media reported widespread trees and power lines down. A few trees fell onto vehicles and houses. Boats were also overturned. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $11,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $8,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and a travel trailer was overturned. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Shed blown over and three roofs partially peeled. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $5,000 | A 100 year old barn was completely destroyed by the winds. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $2,000 | A trained spotter reported power lines down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $1,000 | Spotter estimed a 60 mph gust, and a few large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $500 | Powerline reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | $500 | Power line reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Multiple trees blown down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | A snapped power pole was repored, along with large tree limb on a house. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Tree limbs reported down throughout Marine City. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Large tree limb reported down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Numerous trees reported down in Marine City. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | A tree was blown down onto power lines. Large tree limbs were also observed down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Twelve inch diameter tree limb blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | A small tree was blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | A large tree was reported blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | The emergency manager reported several wires down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | Law enforcement reported numerous trees down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | A newspaper reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Marine City | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marine City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Marine City City Hall | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Ward-Holland House | 0.5 miles | 1972 |
 | Indian Trail Road-Belle River Bridge | 5.0 miles | 2000 |
 | LeRoy Smith House | 5.3 miles | 1996 |
 | St. Clair Inn | 7.7 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000667 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Clair County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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