Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1915.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for St. Lawrence County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 33 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 64 fires within 5 miles of Edwards Town Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | EDWARDS FIRE |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | EDWARDS 1 |
| 25 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | WOLF LAKE LEAN-TO |
| 23 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Edwards Town Hall: 17 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Talc-Soapstone, Zinc, Iron, Mercury, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmat - Edwards District | Zinc, Mercury, Silver, Lead | Producer | 1838, 1915, 2008 | |
| Barraford Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Edwards Mine | Zinc, Cadmium, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Iron, Barium-Barite, Copper | Past Producer | 1903, 1915, 1980 | |
| Hyatt Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1917, 1918 | |
| Pleasant Valley School Mine | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Webb Zinc Deposit | Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Anthony Mine | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| South Edward Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | Ilmenite | |
| South Edwards Ilmenite-Magnetite | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mc Gill Occurrence | Zinc | Occurrence | Stratabound |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edwards, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2004 | Lightning | Edwards | $10,000 | Lightning strike resulted in a fire with minor damage to a house. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwards | $5,000 | Convective winds downed several trees and power lines. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwards | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwards | $4,000 | Slow moving severe thunderstorms with very heavy rain moved across the Capital District, the Saratoga Region, the Mid-Hudson valley and over the Saint Lawrence Valley. Flash flooding occurred in Saratoga County in the vicinity of Lake Nancy as Joby Creek, Cadman Creek and Alder Creek went out of their banks. In addition the lake level at Lake Nancy rose over a foot. Large hail occurred in Saratoga County near Middle Grove. Damaging thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwards | $2,000 | Downed tree or two due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Edwards | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Edwards | - | One inch diameter hail reported via SHAVE experiment. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Edwards | - | One inch diameter hail reported via SHAVE experiment. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Edwards | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Town Hall | 7.7 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000752 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lawrence County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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