Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“SS Valley Camp is a lake freighter that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is now a museum ship in Sault Ste.”
Wikipedia article SS Valley Camp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Chippewa County · listed in 1972 · category: Structure.
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 16 fires within 5 miles of S.S. VALLEY CAMP between 1992 and 2020, burning about 152 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOO TOWNSHIP FD 0031-19 - 2019 |
| 22 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BRUCE TOWNSHIP VFD 2016006 - 2019 |
| 7 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGONQUIN |
| 5 May 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAST 5 MILE |
| 30 May 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUGAR ISLAND VFD 0001908 - 2019 |
| 27 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOO TOWNSHIP FD 0011-20 - 2020 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of S.S. VALLEY CAMP: 8 producers, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beadle's Brick Yard Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Montero Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| C G Sanderson No. 1 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City Limits Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fornicola Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gordon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| I L Whitehead Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montero Excavating Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osborn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Johnston House | 0.2 miles | 1970 |
 | Elmwood | 0.3 miles | 1974 |
 | St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Old Fort Brady | 0.3 miles | 1971 |
 | Federal Building | 0.4 miles | 1977 |
 | Chippewa County Courthouse | 0.5 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000606 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chippewa County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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