Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The Faunce-McMichael Farm, also known as the James Cosset McMichael Farm or the William H. and Shirley A. Billings Farm, is a farm located at 11126 M68 in Burt Lake, Michigan.”
Wikipedia article Faunce-McMichael Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Cheboygan County · listed in 1990 · 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 48 fires within 5 miles of Faunce-McMichael Farm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALANSON-LITTLEFIELD FD 1835 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALANSON-LITTLEFIELD FD 1942 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALANSON-LITTLEFIELD FD 1945 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHEBOYGAN 07 |
| 8 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALANSON-LITTLEFIELD FD 1827 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Faunce-McMichael Farm: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blumke Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burt Lake, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt Lake | $3,000 | Multiple reports of trees down on SW side of Burt Lake. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt Lake | $3,000 | Several trees were downed northwest of Wolverine. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burt Lake | - | Several trees toppled north of M-68. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000801 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cheboygan County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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