Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Ransom County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
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 11 fires within 5 miles of Mizpah Lodge Building between 1999 and 2019, burning about 221 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JAMES 03TIN |
| 1 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | VALLEY CITY LAGOON |
| 22 August 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SHELDON RAILROAD TRACKS |
| 20 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 134 acres | Valley City Wetland Management District | GETCHELL WPA |
| 2 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | CHEY SPITZER |
| 12 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JON WAGAR |
| 9 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 acres | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | NORTH JONES |
| 26 February 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge | WILTSE WPA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheldon, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Sheldon | $1,000,000 | The tornado cut a large gap in mature hardwood trees near the Sheyenne River and snapped several wooden power poles. Several sections of a large irrigation system were also tipped over. Peak winds were estimated at 115 mph. Some crops were damaged in Owego Township. |
| July 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Sheldon | $250,000 | This tornado began in Cass County at 625 pm CST. The tornado yanked one aluminum high voltage power tower out of its steel footings and toppled several others. It also snapped several wooden power poles at multiple road crossings across its path. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | $100,000 | Trees were blown down at the Sheldon cemetery, damaging some gravestones. Additional crop damage occurred in Greene Township. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | $30,000 | A pole barn was blown down. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Sheldon | - | Tornado scar evident via high resolution satellite through farm fields. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Sheldon | - | Public report was relayed via broadcast media partner. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | Several large 4 to 6-inch diameter tree branches were found broken at a farmstead. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | Several large tree branches were broken down in shelterbelts along highway 46. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Sheldon | - | The time of the event was estimated by radar. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Sheldon | - | A deputy reported a tornado along the Cass and Ransom county line. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Sheldon | - | A weak tornado tracked east-southeast for about a mile before crossing into Richland County, where it continued about another 2 miles before ending 15 miles west of Walcott. The total path length was about 3 miles. The tornado tore down numerous tree branches in shelterbelts along the way. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 65 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | Large trees were blown down all over town. One tree fell on a house. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheldon | - | Large branches were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Sheldon | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Sheldon | - | 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 05000913 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ransom County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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