Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1924.
“Salem Welsh Church, or Salem Presbyterian Church, is a Greek Revival-style Presbyterian church at Freedom in Cattaraugus County, New York, constructed from 1854 to 1855.”
Wikipedia article Salem Welsh Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Cattaraugus County · listed in 1995 · 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 46 fires within 5 miles of Salem Welsh Church between 2002 and 2018, burning about 40 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2006 | 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 5 workings within 5 miles of Salem Welsh Church: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.R.Wilson No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| T.J.& M.Williams Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rules Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freedom, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2015: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Freedom | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom | $35,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Freedom | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Freedom | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001065 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cattaraugus County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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