Built in 1930. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Lodge Grass City Jail, in Lodge Grass, Montana, was built in 1930. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Lodge Grass City Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Big Horn County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1930.
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 328 fires within 5 miles of Lodge Grass City Jail between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,181 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 36 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 | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Fireworks | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Crow Agency | IRON HORSE |
| 8 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 225 acres | Crow Agency | SUNDAY CRK |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Crow Agency | SLASH |
| 8 September 1995 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Crow Agency | ANDY FIRE |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Crow Agency | 528 |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Crow Agency | WARD |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Crow Agency | FALLSDOWN |
| 6 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Crow Agency | ROADSIDE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lodge Grass City Jail: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lodge Grass, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 heavy rain, 1 wildfire. 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 1993 | Hail | Lodge Grass | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | Tree limbs 1 to 1 1/2 inch in diameter were broken off trees. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was reported 9 miles east of Lodge Grass. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | A semi-trailer was flipped on I-90. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported 2 miles west of Lodge Grass. |
| June 2007 | Heavy Rain | Lodge Grass | - | Rain from the event was 2.57 inches in 24 hours. |
| May 2005 | Heavy Rain | Lodge Grass | - | 1.28 inches of rain 5E Lodge Grass (Wolf Mountain RAWS 24-hour total) |
| May 2005 | Heavy Rain | Lodge Grass | - | 3.67 inches of rain fell 9E Lodge Grass (24-hour total from the Wolf Mountain RAWS) |
| May 2005 | Heavy Rain | Lodge Grass | - | 4.08 inches of rain 9E Lodge Grass (Wolf Mountain RAWS 2-day total) |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | Mile post 519 on I-90 |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | Wind damage. Gustnado ahead of storm downed a few trees. |
| May 2001 | Wildfire | Lodge Grass | - | Corral Creek 2 wildfire burned approximately 400 acres east of Lodge Grass Montana. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodge Grass | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. W. Drew Grain Elevator | under 500 feet | 1987 | |
| Cammock's Hotel | under 500 feet | 1987 | |
| George Pease's Second Store | under 500 feet | 1987 | |
| Baldwin House | 0.1 miles | 1987 | |
 | Lodge Grass Merchandise Company Store | 0.1 miles | 1987 |
| Jay Sharp's Store | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001276 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Big Horn County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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