Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland, Oregon, United States.”
Wikipedia article Mount Hood Railroad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Hood River County · listed in 1994 · 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 123 fires within 5 miles of Mt. Hood Railroad Linear Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 141 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | MILLER RD |
| 8 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | DUKE POINT |
| 7 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | BAILEY RD |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | TROUT CREEK RIDGE |
| 4 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | PUNCH BOWL FALLS |
| 3 September 2001 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | REDWOOD ROAD |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | GRAHAM CREEK |
| 26 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | TROUT CREEK RIDGE ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mt. Hood Railroad Linear Historic District: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dee Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dukes Valley Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Topsoil Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hood River, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2003 and 2015: 2 flood, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Flood | Hood River | $30,000,000 | The Hood River near the city of Hood River crested at 14.1 feet on November 7th, with flood stage at 13.0 feet. The flooding and debris flow up river from this gauge caused major damage to Hwy. 35 on Mt. Hood, closing the highway for a month due to repair work. Moderate damage was also done to irrigation works. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Hood River | - | Heavy rain resulted in the flooding of Hood River near Hood River. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Hood River | - | Storm total precipitation was 4.50 inches in Hood River. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Hood River | - | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Oak Grove Schoolhouse | 3.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Martin and Carrie Hill House | 4.0 miles | 2007 |
 | Mt. Hood School House | 5.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Miles B. and Eleanor Potter House | 5.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Hood River High School | 6.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Simpson Copple House | 6.6 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001507 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hood River County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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