Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 342 National Register listings published here for Norfolk County · listed in 2005 · category: District.
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 126 fires within 5 miles of Foxborough Pumping Station between 2015 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 42 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHARON |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHARON |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHARON |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SHARON |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Foxborough Pumping Station: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Bros Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Iron Mountain Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Walpole Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chestnut Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dedham Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dedham Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Farnham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J Colella and Son Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sansone Brothers | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Foxboro Grange Hall | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Foxborough State Hospital | 1.1 miles | 1994 |
 | Seth Boyden House | 1.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Amos Morse House | 1.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Memorial Hall | 1.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Ezra Carpenter House | 1.9 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05001362 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Norfolk County | All 342 listed properties in this county. |
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