Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Yamhill River lock and dam was completed in 1900. It was built near Lafayette, Oregon, to allow better river transport on the Yamhill River from Dayton, to McMinnville, Oregon.”
Wikipedia article Yamhill River lock and dam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 84 National Register listings published here for Yamhill County · listed in 1991 · category: Structure.
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 3 fires within 5 miles of Yamhill River Lock and Dam between 2015 and 2018, burning about 35 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GUNCLUB RD. FIRE |
| 21 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 22 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | POVERTY FIRE |
| 18 July 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRANDHAVEN FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Yamhill River Lock and Dam: 15 past producers, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crabtree Traprock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sohrweild Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sohrweild Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Timmons Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Timmons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Traprock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Francis Fletcher House | 0.5 miles | 1975 |
 | Amos Cook House | 0.7 miles | 1974 |
 | Alfred P. Fletcher Farmhouse | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
 | James M. and Paul R. Kelty House | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Evangelical Church of Lafayette | 1.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Rippey House | 1.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000799 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yamhill County | All 84 listed properties in this county. |
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