Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Athens County · listed in 1988 · 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 98 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 126 fires within 5 miles of Hocking Valley Railway Historic District between 1993 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | TRAIL HEAD 5 FIRE |
| 4 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | LABOR FIRE |
| 4 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | PINE FIRE |
| 4 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | HIDEWAY FIRE |
| 4 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | BOX FIRE |
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15833 |
| 10 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | TWIN |
| 27 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | ORV FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Hocking Valley Railway Historic District: 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Gery Brick Plant | Brick Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nutter Bros Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Own Crews Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nutter Brothers Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nutter Brothers Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hocking Valley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hocking Valley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Hope Asphalt S&G Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Muskingum River Grav. Plant 8 & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nelsonville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsonville Historic District | 4.9 miles | 1996 | |
 | Stuart's Opera House | 5.0 miles | 1978 |
 | Dew House | 5.0 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000451 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Athens County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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