A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
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 181 fires within 5 miles of John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites between 2015 and 2020, burning about 63 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 burning | 107 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 5 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MARSHFIELD |
| 4 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites: 4 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marshfield Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South River Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South River Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wright Memorial Library | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Captain Daniel Bradford House | 0.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Capt. Gamaliel Bradford House | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Capt. Gershom Bradford House | 0.6 miles | 1978 |
 | Cove Street Historic District | 0.7 miles | 2019 |
 | Old Shipbuilder's Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000476 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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