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One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lewis County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lewis County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of First Lewis County Clerk's Office between 1999 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 9 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 | 23 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 July 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2019 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of First Lewis County Clerk's Office: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Waterworks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martinsburg, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported damage to a house. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Martinsburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $10,000 | Officials reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Flood | Martinsburg | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of a cold front. There were numerous reports of downed trees and wires and power outages. In Horseheads, Chemung County, the storms toppled a 200-year old poplar tree that was 14-foot in diameter. A man was injured by a falling tree limb in Liverpool, Onondaga County In Oaks Corners, Ontario County a downed tree damaged a deck, kitchen, garage and dining room of a house. Torrential rains of the storm resulted in localized urban flooding. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorms crossed the region during the early morning hours. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds that downed trees and power lines. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Martinsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $500 | Tree downed across Cemetery Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Martinsburg | $500 | A large tree was downed across Centreville Road. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | West Martinsburg | - | Centerville Road washed out. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | West Martinsburg | - | Water flowing across Rector Road near Swernicki Road. Rector Road washed out in some areas. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Martinsburg | - | West Road/Route 26 flooded and impassable near Whetstone Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Martinsburg Town Hall | under 500 feet | 2001 |
![]() | Gen. Walter Martin House | 0.2 miles | 2008 |
| Martinsburg Common School District #4 | 2.0 miles | 2022 | |
![]() | Methodist Episcopal Church of West Martinsburg | 2.9 miles | 1983 |
| Old Lowville Cemetery | 3.3 miles | 2016 | |
![]() | Bateman Hotel | 3.6 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001769 in Record Group 79. |
| Lewis County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |