Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.
“The Duane Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Duane, Franklin County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Duane Methodist Episcopal Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.
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 73 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 37 fires within 5 miles of Duane Methodist Episcopal Church between 1997 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CALIFORNIA RD |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SILVERSTEIN |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Duane Methodist Episcopal Church: 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Hill Mine | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Trimm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Brewer Hill Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Briggs Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Briggs Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Duane Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1828, 1849 | |
| Furnace Mountain Anomaly | Iron | Past Producer | 1835, 1845 | |
| Ore Bed Mountain Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Debar Pond Lodge | 4.1 miles | 2014 |
 | First Union Protestant Church of Mountain View | 6.7 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001027 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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