Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Blink Bonnie is a historic home located at Schodack in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built about 1850 and remodeled and enlarged about 1915.”
Wikipedia article Blink Bonnie (Schodack, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 351 fires within 5 miles of Blink Bonnie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 75 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 195 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Blink Bonnie: 8 producers, 5 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Beberwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Castleton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Morris Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elmbrook Farm | 0.6 miles | 2001 |
| Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin | 2.4 miles | 1978 | |
 | District School No. 3 | 4.5 miles | 1998 |
 | John Jr. Carner House | 4.7 miles | 2004 |
 | Craver Farmstead | 4.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Fort Crailo | 5.2 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000958 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rensselaer County | All 128 listed properties in this county. |
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