Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
One of 66 National Register listings published here for Broome County · listed in 1992 · category: Object.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 91 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 499 fires within 5 miles of Highland Park Carousel between 1993 and 2020, burning about 299 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 51 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 | 249 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Smoking | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | 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 8 workings within 5 miles of Highland Park Carousel: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase-Troy Chem.Co.No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| R.G.Hotchkiss No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Barney and Dick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barney and Dick Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murphy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murphy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wormuth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Endwell, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 16 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | Endwell | $25,000 | Multiple houses flooded. A road collapsed. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $15,000 | Tree down on a house in Vestal. Tree down on house in Endwell. Also numerous other trees down in Endwell. A large branch fell onto the roof of a porch collapsing it on the west side of Binghamton. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped the tops of trees on Smith Drive. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree across a road. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down on Watson Blvd. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $5,000 | Hooper Road in Endwell was closed due to wires blown down across the road. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Endwell and downed a tree onto a house in Johnson City. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down at the intersection of Shady Drive and Verdun Avenue. Penny size hail was also reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down a tree onto a vehicle. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a telephone wire at Crescent Drive. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Sally Piper Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto the roadway near the intersection of Hooper Road and Pheasant Lane. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | - | Trees down. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Endwell | - | Lightning struck a house and knocked down wires. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Endwell | - | Power lines down on Watson boulevard. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Endwell | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | George W. Johnson Park Carousel | 1.5 miles | 1992 |
 | Patterson-Hooper Family Cemetery | 1.5 miles | 2008 |
 | Washingtonian Hall | 1.6 miles | 1996 |
 | US Post Office-Endicott | 2.0 miles | 1988 |
 | Johnson City Square Deal Arch | 2.5 miles | 2001 |
 | Riverside Cemetery | 2.6 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001963 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Broome County | All 66 listed properties in this county. |
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