Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“Winchester Dam is a dam on the North Umpqua River in Winchester, Oregon, United States. Constructed in 1890, the dam was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.”
Wikipedia article Winchester Dam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 47 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1996 · 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 80 fires within 5 miles of Winchester Dam between 1992 and 2020, burning about 596 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | ORCHARD LANE |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | SABLE DRIVE |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | DEL RIO RD. |
| 3 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Unit | WEYERHAEUSER DR. |
| 3 September 2001 | Smoking | 3.9 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | NAVAJO DRIVE |
| 29 September 2000 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | KESTER RIDGE |
| 27 September 1999 | Other causes | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | MOOREA DR. #2 |
| 26 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SOUTH RIDGE WAY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Winchester Dam: 22 past producers, 19 producers. 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Parker Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Keller Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morgan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morgan Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Newton Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Short Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winchester, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Winchester | $1,000 | A neighbor witnessed the tornado for about 1 minute. She heard a very loud noise and looked out the window where she saw a funnel cloud on the ground whipping around very fast and blowing apart a carport canopy sheltering a boat. The carport canopy was held down by four-gallon sized buckets filled with water. These buckets went flying into the boat and fence. The boat received a gash, and the metal pipe fence rail was broken. A satellite dish on the roof was also turned 90 degrees. The tornado then moved into an empty field and dissipated. There was no damage to the house, but the Christmas lights were pulled down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nathaniel Curry House | 4.2 miles | 1983 |
| Roseburg Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District | 4.4 miles | 2013 | |
| Laurelwood Historic District | 4.7 miles | 1990 | |
| Oregon State Soldier's Home Hospital | 4.8 miles | 2012 | |
 | Creed Floed House | 5.0 miles | 1974 |
 | Roseburg Downtown Historic District | 5.1 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000627 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Douglas County | All 47 listed properties in this county. |
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