Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Crawford County · listed in 1969 · 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 76 fires within 5 miles of Scotia Iron Furnace Stack between 1992 and 2017, burning about 725 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 141439-02810-09062016-1027 |
| 29 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 144800-02811-06202016-1354 |
| 26 May 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 141438-02810-05262016-2307 |
| 1 May 1992 | Smoking | 23 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Scotia Iron Furnace Stack: 22 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleeding Hill Copper Mines | Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Harman Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hinch Hill Mine | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Knight Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Ransom's Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hobo Mine | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Hinch's Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Montres Diggings | Lead | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leasburg, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Leasburg | $5,000 | A tornado touched down briefly producing wind damage to trees in the Huzzah State Forest. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Leasburg | $1,000 | Three to four inches of rain fell over a short amount of time on ground that was already saturated from previous rains. The sheriff's department reported that Highway E at Scotia had water over the bridge that crosses Huzzah Creek. The flooding lingered for several hours. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leasburg | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leasburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree over onto Saranac Springs Road. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leasburg | - | Several large trees and numerous tree limbs were blown down in Leasburg and Bourbon. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Leasburg | - | The tornado initially touched down 1.5 miles south of Leasburg, near Highway MM where large tree branches were blown down. The tornado moved east and crossed Davis Valley Road. Numerous large tree limbs and a few large trees were blown down on a farmstead. The tornado then moved over Highway H and hit a second farmstead. Two homes sustained varying degrees of damage while two machine sheds were severely damaged. The width of the damage track at this location was 80 yards. The damage over this area was rated F1 in intensity. The tornado continued to move east along Possum Hollow Road. Five homes along the road sustained varying degrees of roof, siding and window damage. The damage width varied between 50 to 75 yards while damage intensity was rated F1. From this point the tornado traveled mainly over forested and farmland areas as it crossed Highway N over eastern Crawford County. Several large and small trees were either damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted and dissipated approximately half a mile west of the Crawford-Washington County line, half a mile north of Highway N. No injuries or deaths were reported. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Leasburg | - | The tornado touched down 1.5 miles west of Leasburg and rapidly moved east over Leasburg. It caused minor roof and siding damage to several homes. The damage path width varied from 40 to 80 yards with the damage intensity rated F0. The tornado lifted and dissipated 1.5 miles east of Leasburg. No injuries or deaths were reported. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Leasburg | - | The Sheriff Department reported nickel size hail. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Leasburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Leasburg | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Leasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leasburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leasburg | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 69000099 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Crawford County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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