Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Troy Jail is a historic jail building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Troy, Montana. It was added to the Register on December 27, 2006.”
Wikipedia article Troy Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 2006 · 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 188 fires within 5 miles of Troy Jail between 1992 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | WHITE PINE |
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | LITTLE MAN |
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | SWANSONS LODGE |
| 7 September 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | 1333 |
| 6 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | THROOPS |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | GRAVEL |
| 30 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BLACK OCTOBER |
| 29 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | OLD HWY 2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Troy Jail: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Christmas Tree Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Kotschevar Barite | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Liberty Metals | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Milton Group | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Troy Area | Platinum | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| American Eagle | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Blacktail | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Weyerhaeuser | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Callahan Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troy, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2014: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | 1 hurt | A tree blew over and knocked a man off a ladder while he was doing construction on his home. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | $4,000 | The Lincoln County Emergency Manager reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in the Troy area. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | $2,500 | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds between 50 to 60 mph that caused tree damage and power outages in the area. The wind developed 10 to 12 minutes before brief heavy rain fell. They reported that the wind caused 4 big healthy fir and one yellow pine tree with a diameter of up to 2 feet to fall over. They also observed a few cottonwood trees with their tops blown off. A 200 person awning from a wedding was damaged while a part of the roof trim from the Bull Lake Fire Department blew off as a result of the wind. Timing is based on reports and post-radar analysis. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | - | A spotter reported multiple power poles down, along with power outages. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Troy | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Troy | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge | 0.5 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001179 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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