Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“The Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane Hangar is an airplane hangar at the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge near Upham, North Dakota.”
Wikipedia article Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane Hangar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for McHenry County · listed in 2011 · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of Lower Souris National Wildlife Refuge Airplane Hangar between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,850 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | UPHAM #1 |
| 26 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | PLANE |
| 23 September 2020 | Natural | 14 acres | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | POOL 332 |
| 3 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | 320 DIKE |
| 13 July 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | FREEMAN |
| 19 May 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | FREEMAN BR |
| 18 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,701 acres | J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | POOL 326 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Upham, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Upham | $140,000 | Flooding from snow melt runoff caused significant damages to county infrastructure. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Upham | $100,000 | The tornado damage path was 1/2 mile from the intersection of 7th Avenue North and 74th Street North, 6 mile south of Upham, toward the southeast. The damage width was 250 yards. Damage was mainly to trees and outbuildings on one farm property, and corresponded to an EF1 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. From this rating, wind speeds were determined to be on the order of 100 mph. Some specific damage included 3 to 4 foot diameter trees uprooted, roof torn off of chicken coop, and a large barn kinked on its foundation. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upham | $40,000 | New machine shop destroyed, equipment in shop OK. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Upham | $3,000 | Reported by Atmospheric Resource Board Observer. A few broken windows. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Upham | - | A heavy rainfall report of 2.9 inches in less than one hour was received. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Upham | - | Also had 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upham | - | Pea-size hail with storm caused crop damage in the area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upham | - | Strong winds occurred 6 NW of Upham |
| July 2024 | Hail | Upham | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upham | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Upham | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Upham | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Upham | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Upham | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Upham | - | 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 11000140 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McHenry County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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