Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1983 · category: Site.
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 42 fires within 5 miles of Tantiusques Reservation between 1993 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | NIPMUCK STATE FOREST |
| 17 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | MASHAPAUG |
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Tantiusques Reservation: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cozzens Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Gold | |
| Ciesla Brothers Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ciesla Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dug Hill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hi-Way Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Landfill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rutherford Sand Bank | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dennison School House | 3.6 miles | 1989 |
 | Simon Plimpton Farmhouse | 4.1 miles | 1989 |
 | George B. and Ruth D. Wells House | 4.2 miles | 1989 |
 | John M. Wells House | 4.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Oliver Wight House | 4.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Judson-Litchfield House | 4.3 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83004141 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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