Built in 1938 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Orr Roadside Parking Area is a roadside park on U.S. Route 53 in Orr, Minnesota, United States.”
Wikipedia article Orr Roadside Parking Area, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 126 National Register listings published here for St. Louis County · listed in 2002 · category: Site · built in 1938, National Park Service rustic, by Arthur R. Nichols.
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 44 fires within 5 miles of Orr Roadside Parking Area between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orr, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | $2,000 | A tree about 12 to 14 inches in diameter was blown over during the storm onto power poles and broke them. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | A swath of trees about 30 yards across was reported down through the woods along Highway 23. The observer reports it looks like someone took a huge mower to the forest. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Orr | - | The supercell which produced the Gheen Hill tornado continued to |move toward the east-northeast and a second mesocyclone developed |a short time after the Gheen Hill tornado dissipated. The Carlson |Lake tornado developed approximately 500 yards west of the Elbow |River and six-tenths of a mile north of the western end of Ban |Lake. The tornado tracked toward the northeast producing sporadic |EF-0 damage to trees. The tornado turned due east approximately |one mile west of Carlson Lake and intensified. The tornado produced|a swath of EF-1 damage, which was a maximum of 300 yards wide and|passed over Carlson Lake. Tree damage corresponding to high-end |EF-1 wind speeds was noted over much of this area. The tornado |turned toward the northeast after crossing Carlson Lake and |crossed over Elbow Lake Forest Road before gradually weakening. |The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing Shuster Road. We are|very grateful for the help identifying this tornado's path |provided by a private meteorologist in Grand Rapids, MN. High-|resolution satellite imagery was critical to assessing the |location, path, width, and peak intensity of this tornado. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Orr | - | One hour rainfall of 1.24 inches was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Orr | - | The hail fell at Deer Lodge on Pelican Lake. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | Many large trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | Strong thunderstorm winds took down trees and phone lines in the Camp 5 Township, including the Elephant Lake and Ash River areas. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | Trees were blown down and power was lost. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | A microburst demolished an attached garage, broke windows in a home, lifted up the roof, and downed many trees. The wind speed is estimated. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Orr | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Orr | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Orr | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Orr | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Orr | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Lightning | Orr | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orr | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Orr | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-52 | 2.4 miles | 1989 |
 | LeMoine Building | 6.9 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000937 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Louis County | All 126 listed properties in this county. |
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