Built in 1866. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Cape Arago Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Charleston, Oregon. It is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of Cape Arago.”
Wikipedia article Cape Arago Lighthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Coos County · listed in 1993 · category: Building · built in 1866.
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 109 fires within 5 miles of Cape Arago Lighthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRINNELL LANE |
| 3 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SUNSET BAY |
| 28 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | SUNSET BAY |
| 24 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Coos Forest Protective Association | CROWN POINT RD |
| 2 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BIG CREEK |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coos Bay District | COOS HEAD ROAD |
| 18 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Coos Bay District | BASTENDORFF BEACH 2 |
| 17 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Forest Protective Association | HOLLYWOOD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Cape Arago Lighthouse: 14 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Chromium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews M J | Platinum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Mathews M. J. Property | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Charleston | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Pigeon Point | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Pigeon Point | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sunset Bay | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Charleston | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Bay | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charleston, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flood | Charleston | - | Flooding, rockfall, and landslides were reported on numerous roads. Debris was stuck under bridges as well. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tower-Flanagan House | 6.1 miles | 1984 |
 | Maj. Morton Tower House | 6.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Tribal Hall of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians | 6.4 miles | 1989 |
| Mingus Park Community Building | 7.7 miles | 2025 | |
 | Captain Bror W. Olsson House | 7.8 miles | 1986 |
 | Marshfield I.O.O.F. Cemetery | 7.9 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73002338 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Coos County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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