Built in 1936. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Dustin Agricultural Building in Dustin, Oklahoma was built as a Works Progress Administration project in 1936. It is located at Rutherford and Fourth Streets.”
Wikipedia article Dustin Agricultural Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Hughes County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1936.
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 65 fires within 5 miles of Dustin Agricultural Building between 2004 and 2020, burning about 45,232 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.3 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PROCTOR |
| 29 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DON'T KNOW |
| 7 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 560 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | TURNPIKE |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HONEYMOON |
| 8 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | LANDMARK |
| 7 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 294 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HORSE FLY |
| 6 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 880 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HONKA |
| 4 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4,620 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SOUTH 160 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Dustin Agricultural Building: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dustin, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2015: 14 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Dustin | $175,000 | A damage survey conducted by National Severe Storms Laboratory meteorologists confirmed F2 damage approximately 6 miles southwest of Dustin, when 80 percent of a house roof was blown off. As the tornado moved east-northeast sporadic roof damage was sustained to other homes; an antenna was wrapped around a telephone pole; trees were damaged; farm buildings were destroyed; power poles were bent, and two feeders were bent up. The tornado then tracked into McIntosh County. See storm data from the National Weather Service Office in Tulsa for more information on the McIntosh County segment of this tornado. Eye witnesses described the tornado as multiple-vortex. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dustin | $25,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and feed silo and lifted a mobile home from its foundation, causing extensive damage. A dog pen was also lifted and blown onto a dog, killing the animal. A large tree was uprooted at this same location. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dustin | $3,000 | Tree blown on to roof of house. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dustin | $2,000 | Power poles downed by wind. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dustin | $1,500 | A tree was blown down by high winds. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dustin | - | No damage reported. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Dustin | - | Post office reported 1 hail. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Dustin | - | Tornado touched down briefly. No damage was reported. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Dustin | - | Severe thunderstorms developed in portions of north-central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening hours on the 6th and moved south through portions of central and into southeast Oklahoma. These storms produce four weak brief tornadoes, hail up to softball-size and damaging winds. Weak tornadoes briefly touched down near Kildare at 1630 CST, four miles east-southeast of Yale at 2050 CST, two miles north-northeast of Ripley at 2112 CST, and six miles south of Stroud at 2245 CST. All of these tornadoes touched down in open fields and no damage was reported. Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a well house eight miles southeast of Newkirk, destroyed a barn three miles north of Yale and just north of Yale, downed power lines one and one-half miles east of Yale and one mile west of Kaw City, and downed tree limbs in Cromwell. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Dustin | - | Severe thunderstorms developed in portions of north-central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening hours on the 6th and moved south through portions of central and into southeast Oklahoma. These storms produce four weak brief tornadoes, hail up to softball-size and damaging winds. Weak tornadoes briefly touched down near Kildare at 1630 CST, four miles east-southeast of Yale at 2050 CST, two miles north-northeast of Ripley at 2112 CST, and six miles south of Stroud at 2245 CST. All of these tornadoes touched down in open fields and no damage was reported. Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a well house eight miles southeast of Newkirk, destroyed a barn three miles north of Yale and just north of Yale, downed power lines one and one-half miles east of Yale and one mile west of Kaw City, and downed tree limbs in Cromwell. |
| October 2011 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Dustin | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001385 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hughes County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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