Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1973 · category: Site.
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 112 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Mohawk Trail between 2006 and 2020, burning about 10 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 April 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 November 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 November 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Mohawk Trail: 9 occurrences, 7 past producers, 7 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Talc-Soapstone, Sulfur, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks Mine | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | 1906 | |
| Hawks Mine | Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hawks Mine | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Pyrite Prospect 1 1/4 Mi. S. of Davis Mine | Iron, Sulfur | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Hawley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Pyrite Prospect | Iron, Sulfur | Prospect | ||
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hoosac Tunnel | 5.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Coleman Bridge | 7.5 miles | 2000 |
 | Anthony House | 7.7 miles | 1985 |
 | Renfrew Mill No. 2 | 7.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Charles Browne House | 7.9 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000283 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Berkshire County | All 183 listed properties in this county. |
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