Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1999 · 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 19 fires within 5 miles of Conway Center Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 38 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 | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | MATHEWS RIDGE FIRE |
| 2 May 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Conway Center Historic District: 7 occurrences, 6 prospects, 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Lead, Silver, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Conway Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Whately - Conway Lead Veins | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Limestone - Marble Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Limestone - Marble Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Marble | |
| Limestone-Marble Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone-Marble Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Southwest Deerfield Barite Occurren | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Southwest Deerfield Barite Vein Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Barite | |
| Southeast of West Whately Galena Vein | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Burkeville Covered Bridge | 1.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Bardwell's Ferry Bridge | 3.4 miles | 2000 |
 | Ashfield Plain Historic District | 5.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Dickinson House | 5.2 miles | 1966 |
| Wells-Thorn House | 5.3 miles | 1966 |
| Allen House | 5.5 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001043 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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