Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Terrace is an unincorporated community in Chippewa Falls Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The community was settled in the 1870s around the Terrace Mill.”
Wikipedia article Terrace, Minnesota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Pope County · listed in 1982 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of Terrace Historic District between 1993 and 2020, burning about 195 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 128 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Morris National Wildlife Refuge | STENSON LAKE |
| 15 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 November 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 19 acres | Morris National Wildlife Refuge | OVERBY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sedan, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 funnel cloud, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Sedan | - | Video from a storm chaser showed a funnel that was completely separate from the circulation that produced the Sedan tornado and the tornado 2 to 4 miles north of Sedan from 1841 to 1847. It is possible this touched down, but there is not enough evidence to be certain. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Sedan | - | A tornado touched down in an open field. It was recorded on video by numerous storm chasers. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Sedan | - | Spotters and multiple storm chasers reported a brief tornado touchdown north of Sedan, Minnesota. It was rated an EF0 with no damage. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Sedan | - | Several reports of nickel to quarter size hail was observed near Terrace and east of Terrace, Minnesota. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Sedan | - | A storm chaser reported a funnel cloud just north of Sedan. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedan | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Sedan | - | Dime sized hail fell 2 miles west of Brooten. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedan | - | Empty grain bin blown 1/4 mile. Trees down. |
| July 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Sedan | - | Though viewed by law enforcement, spotters and storm chasers, there was no touchdown. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedan | - | Trees down. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedan | - | Large branches down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedan | - | Large trees down. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedan | - | Strong winds blew down several trees and buildings. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Sedan | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Sedan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Terrace Mill Historic District | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Urjans Iverson House | 5.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002999 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pope County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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