Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 202 National Register listings published here for Barnstable County · listed in 2011 · 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 24 fires within 5 miles of Truro Highlands Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. None 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 | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Cape Cod National Seashore | PILGRIM HT |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cape Cod National Seashore | HEAD OF THE MEADOW |
| 22 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Cape Cod National Seashore | SHAPIRO |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cape Cod National Seashore | HORTONS ADVENTURE BOUND FIRE |
| 11 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Cape Cod National Seashore | FOX WILDFIRE |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Cape Cod National Seashore | NTAFB |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 July 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Cape Cod National Seashore | SAND ROAD FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Truro Highlands Historic District: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John F Wood Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North Truro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Highland House | 0.3 miles | 1975 |
 | Highland Light Station | 0.7 miles | 1987 |
 | Old North Cemetery | 1.1 miles | 2013 |
 | Jedediah Higgins House | 2.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Union Hall | 2.8 miles | 1997 |
 | First Congregational Parish Historic District | 2.8 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000823 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Barnstable County | All 202 listed properties in this county. |
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