Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1907.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Meigs County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
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 85 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 56 fires within 5 miles of Meigs County Fairgrounds, Grandstand and Racetrack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15268 |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15260 |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CLIFTON CEMETERY |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | FOGLESONG RD |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | YODER LANE |
| 25 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8705 |
| 17 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2005 | Fireworks | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CLIFTON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Meigs County Fairgrounds, Grandstand and Racetrack: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meigs County Hwy Dept. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 2.5 miles | 1980 | |
| Pomeroy Historic District | 2.5 miles | 1978 | |
 | John Downing Jr. House | 4.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Middleport Public Library | 4.7 miles | 1986 |
 | William H. Grant House | 4.8 miles | 1978 |
 | Old Meigs County Courthouse And Chester Academy | 5.3 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001473 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Meigs County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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