Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 1999 · 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 50 fires within 5 miles of East Freetown Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAKEVILLE |
| 12 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAKEVILLE |
| 10 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of East Freetown Historic District: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freetown Development Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southeastern Construction Co | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Long Plain Friends Meetinghouse | 3.6 miles | 1986 |
 | Long Plain School | 4.2 miles | 2012 |
 | Assonet Historic District | 5.6 miles | 1999 |
 | Jewish Cemetery | 6.2 miles | 2014 |
 | Head of the River Historic District | 6.6 miles | 2009 |
 | Hixville Village Historic District | 7.2 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001115 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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