Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Edgewater Farm is a historic farm property located at Willsboro Point in Essex County, New York. It contains four contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure.”
Wikipedia article Edgewater Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 114 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1988 · 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 44 fires within 5 miles of Edgewater Farm between 1994 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 13 August 2002 | Natural | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | SHANTY BROOK FIRE |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 July 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Edgewater Farm: 17 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill Quarry | Wollastonite, Garnet | Past Producer | 1810, 1939, 1982 | |
| Fox Knoll | Garnet, Wollastonite | Producer | Grossularite, Wollastonite | |
| Irvin Calkins Graphite Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Cabot Minerals Div. Deposit | Wollastonite | Past Producer | ||
| Elsworth Diopside Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Interpace/ Willsboro, N.Y. | Wollastonite, Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Mount Bigelow Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1905, 1914, 1950 | |
| Northern Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1880, 1890 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ligonier Point Historic District | 1.2 miles | 2013 |
 | Adsit Log House | 1.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Flat Rock Camp | 1.9 miles | 2006 |
 | Willsboro School, The | 2.4 miles | 2010 |
 | Willsboro Congregational Church | 2.7 miles | 1984 |
 | Sheldon-Owens Farm | 3.8 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000035 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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