Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Fremont Powerhouse is a power plant located in the Umatilla National Forest in Grant County, west of Granite, Oregon, United States.”
Wikipedia article Fremont Powerhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 1983 · category: District.
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 122 fires within 5 miles of Fremont Powerhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39,342 acres in total. 109 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 109 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | OLIVE |
| 9 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | GOLD BUG MINE |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | BEN HARRISON |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | HORSE |
| 6 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | POOR BOY |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Umatilla National Forest | SNOWSHOE SPRING |
| 30 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Umatilla National Forest | WOOLSEY |
| 3 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | GLOVE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 159 workings within 5 miles of Fremont Powerhouse: 58 occurrences, 50 prospects, 39 past producers, 9 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Harrison | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Ben Harrison | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Ben Harrison | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Bi Metallic | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Magnesite, Chromium, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Bi Metallic Group | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Nickel, Molybdenum, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bi-Metallic | Molybdenum, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Blue Bird | Gold, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bowman | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Carbonate | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Chloride | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granite, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2004: 4 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 2001 | Hail | Granite | $2,000 | Golfball-sized hail destroyed the awning of a camper at the North Fork of the John Day public campground. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Granite | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter dented at least one car. 3 inches of rain in one hour's time was reported between 1:30 and 2:30. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Granite | - | 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 83002151 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grant County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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