Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1992 · category: District.
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 16 fires within 5 miles of Wendell Town Common Historic District between 2006 and 2020, burning about 8 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 May 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 April 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wendell Town Common Historic District: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Garnet, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almandine - Garnet Occurance | Gemstone, Garnet | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Almandine-Garnet Occurance | Garnet | Occurrence | ||
| B L Frye Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frye Pit & Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Whitaker-Clary House | 4.2 miles | 1975 |
 | New Salem Academy | 4.8 miles | 1978 |
 | Orange Center Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1989 |
| Millers Falls Village Historic District | 5.3 miles | 2021 | |
 | Moore's Corner Historic District | 5.4 miles | 2014 |
| Orange Armory | 5.6 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000580 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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