Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Manhattan School is a historic schoolhouse located on Gold Street in Manhattan, Nevada. Built in 1913, the school was the third in Manhattan.”
Wikipedia article Manhattan School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 53 National Register listings published here for Nye County · listed in 2006 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Manhattan School between 1992 and 2013, burning about 63 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | QUIMA (310) |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | 60 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
| 23 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | MANHATTAN GULCH |
| 22 July 2005 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | BAXTER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 163 workings within 5 miles of Manhattan School: 80 past producers, 69 occurrences, 6 producers, 3 unknowns. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Nos. 1-33 | Copper, Bismuth, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Au Nos. 1-21 | Copper, Mercury, Bismuth | Occurrence | ||
| Bald Mountain Prospects | Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Broncho Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Barrel Nos. 1-2 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Hiatt Beryl Fluorite Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Beryllium, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite | Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium, Tungsten | Occurrence | Beryl, Scheelite | |
| Hoosier Mine | Silver, Mercury, Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Jumbo Antimony Mine | Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Keystone Mine | Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manhattan, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Manhattan | $5,000 | Flash flooding was reported between Manhattan and Belmont. The road between Manhattan and Belmont was washed out and needed repair. Damages are estimated. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Manhattan | $5,000 | Heavy rain caused water and debris to flow across State Highway 376 from mile marker 7 to 14. Shoulders were damaged. Damages are estimated. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Manhattan | $5,000 | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused debris and mud to flow over state route 377 between Manhattan and state route 376. Also some washouts on the road were reported. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Manhattan | $1,000 | Heavy rain from a strong thunderstorm caused one to two feet of debris to flow across State Highway 377 about 1/2 mile east of the intersection with State Highway 376. Water and debris also covered about 60 percent of the town of Manhattan. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Manhattan | $500 | Flash flooding brought water and debris across Belmont road. Damages estimated. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Manhattan | - | Flash flooding occurred due to heavy rain from a thunderstorm. Law enforcement reported Peavine Canyon road was washed out and impassable. |
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 06000108 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nye County | All 53 listed properties in this county. |
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