Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“Layman Memorial is a historic monument located at Hunter in Greene County, New York. It was erected in 1901 to commemorate Frank D.”
Wikipedia article Frank D. Layman Memorial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 101 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 2003 · category: Object.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Frank D. Layman Memorial between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 14 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 | 67 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | DIBBLES UNATTEND CAMPFIRE |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Frank D. Layman Memorial: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchellerville Garnet Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Saxton Blue Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| 3/4 Mile N.N.E. Saxton Blue Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lawrenceville Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lawrenceville Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Saxton Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Saxton Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunter, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | $12,000 | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | Two trees were reported down in the town of Hunter. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Hunter | - | Social Media reported 7 inches of heavy rainfall. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunter | - | A tree was blown down in Hunter during a thunderstorm. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hunter | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Park Historic District | 1.4 miles | 2007 | |
 | Ulster and Delaware Railroad Station | 1.4 miles | 1996 |
| Aaron Haines Family Cemetery | 1.6 miles | 2018 | |
| Alpine, The | 2.1 miles | 2023 | |
 | Rowena Memorial School | 2.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Hathaway | 3.4 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000022 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greene County | All 101 listed properties in this county. |
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