Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Berkshire County · listed in 1994 · 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 111 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 21 fires within 5 miles of Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District between 2015 and 2018, burning about 284 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Vermont Division of Forestry | POWNAL |
| 11 May 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 272 acres | Appalachian National Scenic Trail | CLARKSBURG FIRE (MA) |
| 28 April 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 7 workings within 5 miles of Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Stratabound | |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Kaolin | Past Producer | 1795, 1825 | |
| Downal Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hart Construction Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harwood D Moore Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Simonds Road Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mill Village Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel | 0.9 miles | 2000 |
 | US Post Office-Williamstown Main | 0.9 miles | 1986 |
 | Col. Benjamin Simond House | 1.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Boston Finishing Works | 1.1 miles | 2016 |
 | William B. Sherman Farm | 1.6 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000544 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Berkshire County | All 183 listed properties in this county. |
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