Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1979 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of North Bedford Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 August 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of North Bedford Historic District: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acushnet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Blue Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Medeiros Washed Sand & Stone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Hill Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sgt. William H. Carney House | 0.3 miles | 1975 |
 | Times and Olympia Buildings | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | First Baptist Church | 0.4 miles | 1975 |
 | Central New Bedford Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Old Third District Courthouse | 0.4 miles | 1971 |
 | Corson Building | 0.5 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000899 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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