Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
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 111 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 Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District between 2016 and 2018, burning about 27 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 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 12 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District: 9 occurrences, 7 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Emery, Silica, Iron, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chrome-Magnetite Mine | Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron, Emery | Occurrence | 1875 | |
| Middlefield Prospects | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Soapstone Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Sackett Emery Mine | Iron, Emery | Past Producer | ||
| Silica Quarry | Silica | Producer | ||
| Silica Quarry | Silica | Producer | ||
| Silica Quarry | Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Middlefield Center Historic District | 2.9 miles | 2012 |
 | North Chester Historic District | 4.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Ringville Cemetery | 6.8 miles | 2004 |
 | Center Cemetery | 7.0 miles | 2004 |
 | South Worthington Historic District | 7.0 miles | 2005 |
 | Ireland Street Cemetery | 8.0 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000502 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampshire County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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