Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Flat Rock Camp is an Adirondack Great Camp in Willsboro, New York, United States. It is located on Willsboro Point on Lake Champlain.”
Wikipedia article Flat Rock Camp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 114 National Register listings published here for Essex 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 53 fires within 5 miles of Flat Rock Camp between 1994 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Flat Rock Camp: 15 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Wollastonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Garnet, Wollastonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsworth Diopside Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Fox Hill Quarry | Wollastonite, Garnet | Past Producer | 1810, 1939, 1982 | |
| Fox Knoll | Garnet, Wollastonite | Producer | Grossularite, Wollastonite | |
| Interpace/ Willsboro, N.Y. | Wollastonite, Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Irvin Calkins Graphite Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Willsboro Mine | Emery | Past Producer | Emery | |
| Cabot Minerals Div. Deposit | Wollastonite | Past Producer | ||
| Jacques Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willsboro, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $25,000 | Damage to Willsboro Bay Marina as well as several large trees. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $20,000 | Several trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds across Willsboro. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $10,000 | Multiple trees reported downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $10,000 | Several reports of trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | Several trees up to half foot in diameter downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Willsboro | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Willsboro School, The | 1.2 miles | 2010 |
 | Willsboro Congregational Church | 1.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Edgewater Farm | 1.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Sheldon-Owens Farm | 2.1 miles | 1993 |
 | Abraham Aiken House | 2.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Ligonier Point Historic District | 2.8 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000642 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 114 listed properties in this county. |
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