Built in 1917. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
“Wabek Consolidated School, located at 3825 64th Ave. NW in Mountrail County, North Dakota near New Town, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.”
Wikipedia article Wabek Consolidated School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Mountrail County · listed in 2019 · category: Building · built in 1917.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Wabek Consolidated School between 1996 and 2019, burning about 1,355 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | VIOGHT |
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | 100 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | SALLY |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 700 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | JONHSON |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 298 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | KOKOV |
| 28 September 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | HIGH LINE |
| 4 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 64 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | FARMBOY |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Berthold Agency | TOWER |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Fort Berthold Agency | REFINERY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plaza, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Plaza | $100,000 | Heavy rainfall in excess of four inches in one hour resulted in flash flood conditions near and north of Plaza. Area roads were reported to be flooded. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | $75,000 | The strong winds blew down several telephone poles. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | $30,000 | Dickinson Press reports two large grain bins and grain augers blown over on farm west of Plaza. There was also crop damage as the storms were accompanied by small hail that was wind driven. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | $5,000 | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Plaza | - | A very heavy rainfall report of 4.50 inches in one hour was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | This was from a North Dakota Agriculture Weather Network site measurement. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Plaza | - | Hail event lasted 2 minutes. |
| August 1995 | Hail | Plaza | - | Bigger hail possible but reportedly broke into smaller pieces as it hit the ground. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Plaza | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Plaza | - | 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 100004541 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mountrail County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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