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Toronto World War I Momument

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

one of 17 National Register listings in Jefferson County · listed in 2004 · category: Object · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Jefferson County.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 object as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 208 Market St. at Third St., Toronto, 43964
  • When was it listed? 2004-10-07
  • Category. object
  • Township. Knox township
  • National Register reference number. 04001116 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

10 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Toronto World War I Momument between 1995 and 2015, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 June 2006Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresWest Virginia Division of Forestrynot named
6 April 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreWest Virginia Division of ForestryPOLK STREET
28 April 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWest Virginia Division of ForestryPINE LANE
28 April 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreWest Virginia Division of ForestryCHERRY LAKE
7 March 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWest Virginia Division of ForestryNEW CUMBERLAND CEM
23 March 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources622
19 March 2003Smokingunder an acreWest Virginia Division of ForestryNEW CUMBERLAND
19 March 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWest Virginia Division of ForestryNEW CUMBERLAND CEMETARY

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 366 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 366 specimens collected within 10 miles of Toronto World War I Momument between 1836 and 1973: 187 Plantae, 151 Animalia, 28 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Doolittle, Acker, G., Allison W. Cusick and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Vitis aestivalis Michx.Vitis aestivalis Michx.1836Jewett
Specimen of Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813Catocala amatrix Hübner, 18131941not recordedSteubenville, Union Cemetery
Specimen of Catocala epione Drury, 1773Catocala epione Drury, 17731941not recordedRichmond, Jefferson State Park
A photograph of the species Carex hirsutella, not of this specimenCarex hirsutella Mack.1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Dichanthelium acuminatum, not of this specimenDichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann & Lelong1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Dichanthelium latifolium, not of this specimenDichanthelium latifolium (L.) Harvill1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon, not of this specimenDichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Gould1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Elymus hystrix, not of this specimenElymus hystrix L.1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Galium circaezans, not of this specimenGalium circaezans Michx.1877Guttenberg, G.near Steubenville
A photograph of the species Hypericum mutilum, not of this specimenHypericum mutilum L.1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Hypericum punctatum, not of this specimenHypericum punctatum Lam.1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville
A photograph of the species Luzula echinata, not of this specimenLuzula echinata (Small) F.J.Herm.1877Mertz, H.N.Steubenville

All 366 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Toronto World War I Momument: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Deep Run Plant--Cresent Brick CoFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Hardin Run Clay MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Hardin Run Clay MineClayProducer
Kaul Clay Company PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

19 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toronto, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2012Thunderstorm WindToronto$75,000Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindToronto$25,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down. One mobile home knocked off its foundation; 5 others damaged by falling trees and wind.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindToronto$20,000Trees and power lines blown down throughout the county, causing 560 customers to lose electricity.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindToronto$10,000Trees were reported to be blown down near Toronto.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindToronto$5,000The broadcast media reported that several trees were uprooted and that part of a roof was blown off of a house in Toronto.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindToronto$3,000Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindToronto$1,000Report of a large tree down on Titanium Way.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindToronto$1,000State official reported trees down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindToronto$1,000Large trees down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindToronto$1,000Trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Adena. A tree fell across power lines in Toronto. Large limbs were also downed.
July 2019HailToronto-A trained spotter reported hail of 1.25 inches in size.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindToronto-A local 911 call center reported multiple trees and wires down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindToronto-Trees reported down on Route 7 by EMA.
April 2025HailToronto-no account filed
August 2015HailToronto-no account filed
July 2013HailToronto-no account filed
May 2004HailToronto-no account filed
April 2002HailToronto-no account filed
June 1998HailToronto-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

Map coverage status

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.

From the nomination file

3,236 words on record

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

Statement of significance

Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance Mark"x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property Enter categories from instructions X A Property is associated with events that nave made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of - B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.

X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period,or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components - D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield Significant Dates November 11, 1919 - Dedication of Monument - A owned by a religious institution or used for Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) - B removed from its original location. Cultural Affiliation - C a birthplace or a grave. - D a cemetery. - E a reconstructed building, object,or structure. X F a commemorative property. -G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years.

Giuseppi Moretti - Sculptor, Pittsburgh Roman Bronze Works, New York City Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9.

The whole case file for this property - 3,236 words, 25 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 04001116, 25 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 04001116 in Record Group 79.
Jefferson CountyAll 17 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.