From the record
One of 81 National Register listings published here for Muskingum County · listed in 1979 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1911.
One of 81 National Register listings published here for Muskingum County · listed in 1979 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 83 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 42 fires within 5 miles of Muskingum College Campus Historic District between 2007 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 1 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15863 |
| 13 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13509 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Muskingum College Campus Historic District: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westland Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Westland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Paul Hall, Muskingum College | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
![]() | William Rainey Harper Log House | 0.3 miles | 1978 |
![]() | John Glenn Boyhood Home | 0.3 miles | 2018 |
![]() | David Stormont House | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
![]() | "S" Bridge II | 0.7 miles | 1973 |
![]() | Ralph Hardesty Stone House | 3.0 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001910 in Record Group 79. |
| Muskingum County | All 81 listed properties in this county. |