Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 24 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1994 · 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 69 fires within 5 miles of Upper Main Street Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Upper Main Street Historic District: 8 past producers, 7 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Barium-Barite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Granite Rock Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead | Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Leverett Barite Prospect | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement Vein | |
| Whately - Williamsburg Lead Veins | Lead, Manganese | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Whately Lead Vein Occurrence | Lead, Manganese | Occurrence | Galena |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | North Hadley Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1993 |
 | Old Mill Site Historic District | 1.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Mill-Prospect Street Historic District | 1.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Porter-Phelps-Huntington House | 1.3 miles | 1973 |
| Forty Acres and Its Skirts Historic District | 1.4 miles | 2023 | |
 | Bradstreet Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000735 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampshire County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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