Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Gordon Hitt Farmstead is a farm located at 4561 North Lake Road near Clark Lake, Michigan, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.”
Wikipedia article Gordon Hitt Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 1994 · 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 24 fires within 5 miles of Gordon Hitt Farmstead between 2018 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 3 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP FD 0000352 - 2018 |
| 14 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP FD 0000436 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ADDISON FD 0000552 - 2019 |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP FD 186 - 2019 |
| 5 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ADDISON FD 0000452 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMIT TOWNSHIP FD 0000701 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP FD 0000232 - 2018 |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIBERTY TOWNSHIP FD 0000120 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gordon Hitt Farmstead: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsular Port.Cement Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cambridge Junction Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stevick Pit & Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Homestead | 0.2 miles | 1994 | |
 | Mill Street-South Branch Raisin River Bridge | 4.5 miles | 2000 |
 | Ford Motor Company Brooklyn Plant | 4.5 miles | 2017 |
 | Ella Sharp House | 7.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000743 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jackson County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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