Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Newaygo County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Croton Hydroelectric Plant between 1994 and 2020, burning about 715 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 14 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 | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROTON TOWNSHIP FD 143 - 2020 |
| 19 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TEREX |
| 11 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROTON TOWNSHIP FD 144 - 2020 |
| 9 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LONE TREE |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLUE HOUSE |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PRICKLY PEAR |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 28TH STEET |
| 9 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 257 - 2020 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Croton Hydroelectric Plant: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & V Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| K & V Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Croton, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Croton | $4,000,000 | Four hundred and three homes were impacted by flooding along the Muskegon River as a result of melting of a significant snow cover and significant rainfall on April 12. Significant damage was also incurred to area roads. Governor Synyder declared Newaygo county to be in a state of disaster. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton | $50,000 | Trees were blown down county wide and Croton was especially hard hit. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton | $15,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Croton | - | One inch diameter hail was measured 7 miles east of Newaygo. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Croton | - | An amateur radio operator reported one inch diameter hail near Croton. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Croton | - | A trained National Weather Service spotter at Croton Dam reported nickle-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hardy Hydroelectric Plant | 3.8 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001165 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Newaygo County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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