Built in 1778. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1912.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Tuscarawas County · listed in 1970 · category: Site · built in 1778.
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 82 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 21 fires within 5 miles of Fort Laurens Site between 2004 and 2020, burning about 61 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15797 |
| 12 June 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5025 |
| 5 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8606 |
| 2 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1105 |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13148 |
| 21 April 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1002 |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Fort Laurens Site: 12 producers, 4 past producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk Mine | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Corundite Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Strasburg Brick Mill | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Zoar Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Zoar Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Belden Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Edgar Spring Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Fairfield Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| 77 Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edgar Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | E.D. Fisher House | 0.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Lebol, John, House, Smokehouse and Springhouse | 1.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Zoar Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 2.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Zoar Historic District | 2.5 miles | 1969 |
 | Zoar Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 2.5 miles | 2013 |
 | Zoar Historic District | 2.6 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000518 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tuscarawas County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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