Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
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 78 fires within 5 miles of Old Colony Iron Works-Nesmasket Mills Complex between 2003 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MIDDLEBOROUGH |
| 1 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MIDDLEBOROUGH |
| 3 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Old Colony Iron Works-Nesmasket Mills Complex: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fillion Bruffee and Boucher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| King Trucking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeville Sand & Gravel Corp | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeville Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Lakeville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Landfill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Cabe Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mccabe Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Enoch Williams House | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
 | East Taunton Fire Station | 0.5 miles | 1984 |
 | King Airfield Hanger | 0.5 miles | 1984 |
 | Dean-Barstow House | 1.2 miles | 1984 |
 | N.S. Williams House | 1.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Walker School | 1.4 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002190 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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