Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Polson Feed Mill is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Polson, Montana. It was added to the Register on April 29, 1980.”
Wikipedia article Polson Feed Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1910.
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 63 fires within 5 miles of Polson Feed Mill between 1994 and 2020, burning about 264 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Flathead Agency | KERR |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Flathead Agency | LOG HOUSE |
| 6 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | SILVER FOX |
| 26 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HACK |
| 11 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead Agency | WOLF POINT |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SNIDER |
| 9 August 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HAACK |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Flathead Agency | HAACK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Polson Feed Mill: 15 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Polson, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Polson | $8,300 | A 72 foot, 26 inch diameter Douglas Fir fell down from very strong thunderstorm winds and crashed onto owners' house. Soil moisture was relatively dry, but as seen in photo much of the branches on the trunk except at the top had already been cut off before this event. A forester examined the tree and found that its roots had been cut on the west side of the tree before the event. |
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Polson | - | General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches fell across parts of the Flathead and Mission valleys eastward to the Continental Divide. Heavier amounts of 3 to 4 inches fell locally on the east side of Flathead Lake and in the Mission Mountains, which were near record 2-day totals for the month of September. Also, minor debris flows were noted on Hwy 35 between Bigfork and Polson with some water into the Bigfork after-school building. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Polson | - | Public reported nickel size hail and heavy rain from thunderstorm over the Irvine Flats area. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Polson | - | The lodge owner in Wood's Bay reported an estimated wind gust to 60 mph about 1 mile east of town. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Polson | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Polson | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Polson | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Polson | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Polson | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Polson | - | 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 80002423 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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