Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1995 · 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 145 fires within 5 miles of East Blackstone Village Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
| 27 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BELLINGHAM |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of East Blackstone Village Historic District: 11 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Hill | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Copper Mine Hill | Tungsten, Copper, Garnet, Molybdenum, Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite, Scheelite | |
| Iron Mine Hill | Iron, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Iron Mine Hill Deposit | Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Mine Hill Deposit | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Manville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Candlewood Recreation Area | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl A Molinari | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Carl A. Molinari Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fortes Brothers Co Inc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Benjamin Thayer House | 0.6 miles | 2009 |
 | East Blackstone Friends Meetinghouse | 0.6 miles | 1995 |
 | Southwick-Daniels Farm | 1.9 miles | 1995 |
 | Farnum's Gate Historic District | 2.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Blackstone Viaduct | 2.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Blackstone Manufacturing Company Historic District | 2.4 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001040 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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