From the record
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 94 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 46 fires within 5 miles of The Moorings between 1998 and 2020, burning about 34 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 | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | FLOODWOOD |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | EAST PINE POND |
| 12 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | FLOODWOOD POND FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of The Moorings: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ton-Da-Lay Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tupper Lake, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flood | Tupper Lake | $3,000,000 | Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding on the Raquette River. In Tupper Lake Village, homes were surrounded by water, forcing evacuations. Route 3 was flooded in the Village and between Tupper Lake Village and Wawbeek. Flooding continued into May. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $20,000 | Trees and wires down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Tupper Lake | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $10,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorms winds. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tupper Lake | $3,000 | Several reports of trees down, including State routes 3 and 30. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Tupper Lake | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Tupper Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Tupper Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Tupper Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Tupper Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Tupper Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Wood Dish Factory | 3.2 miles | 2021 | |
![]() | Beth Joseph Synagogue | 4.0 miles | 1988 |
![]() | Prospect Point Camp | 6.1 miles | 1986 |
![]() | Eagle Island Camp | 6.6 miles | 1987 |
![]() | Moss Ledge | 6.6 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012186 in Record Group 79. |
| Franklin County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |