Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 23 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 174 National Register listings published here for Hampden County · listed in 2004 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 315 fires within 5 miles of Prospect Park between 2014 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 2 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 | 121 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Prospect Park: 12 producers, 10 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Stone, Dimension, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Aggregates Pit | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ondrick Industries | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Hadlay Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Park Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2012 | |
 | North High Street Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Caledonia Building | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
 | US Post Office-Holyoke Main | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Holyoke City Hall | 0.4 miles | 1975 |
 | North High Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.5 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000931 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampden County | All 174 listed properties in this county. |
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