Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
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
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 112 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 11 fires within 5 miles of East Hawley Center Historic District between 2005 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 10 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 March 2016 | 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 12 workings within 5 miles of East Hawley Center Historic District: 6 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Mica, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks Mine | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | 1906 | |
| Hawks Mine | Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hawks Mine | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Hawley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Packard Manganese Occurrence | Mica, Feldspar | Occurrence | Feldspar, Mica | |
| Packard Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Sulfur | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Charlemont Village Historic District | 4.5 miles | 1988 |
 | Robert Strong Woodward House and Studio | 4.6 miles | 2018 |
 | Deerfield Valley Agricultural Society Fairgrounds | 4.7 miles | 2011 |
 | Maj. Joseph Griswold House | 4.8 miles | 1972 |
 | Bissell Bridge | 4.8 miles | 2004 |
 | Ashfield Plain Historic District | 5.1 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000951 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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