Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Rexleigh Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Batten Kill in Washington County, New York. It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.”
Wikipedia article Rexleigh Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1978 · category: Structure.
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 100 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 141 fires within 5 miles of Rexleigh Covered Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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 | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | 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 3 workings within 5 miles of Rexleigh Covered Bridge: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jean Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin-Fitch House & Asa Fitch, Jr. Laboratory | 1.6 miles | 2014 | |
| Alexander McNish House | 2.2 miles | 2010 | |
 | Revolutionary War Cemetery | 2.5 miles | 2004 |
 | Salem Historic District | 2.8 miles | 1975 |
| Maxwell Farm | 3.0 miles | 2012 | |
 | Shushan Covered Bridge | 3.2 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78003459 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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