Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The George Salmon House, also known as the C. Douglas Wilson Farm, is located near Travelers Rest, South Carolina on SC Highway 414, off of US Highway 25.”
Wikipedia article George Salmon House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 97 National Register listings published here for Greenville County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of George Salmon House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 643 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of George Salmon House: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite | Unknown | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein Some Placer Work | |
| Westmoreland Mine | Gold | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Travelers Rest, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 21 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | $400,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | $5,000 | Public reported a large tree limb fell on and damaged the roof of a home on Kimberly Dr. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing multiple power outages between Travelers Rest and Tigerville. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Law enforcement and the public reported multiple trees blown down from east of Travelers Rest to the Blue Ridge community. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Public reported (via Social Media) 2-inch diameter hail reported off Mosteller Rd. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down on State Park Rd and another tree down at Jackson Grove Rd and Walker Rd. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | County comms reported quarter size hail in Travelers Rest. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Travelers Rest | - | Very heavy rain fell across northwest Greenville County during the late evening hours. An NWS employee located 3 miles south of Tigerville reported 4.63 inches of rain during the course of the evening. The heavy rain caused deep pooling of water in many locations in this mainly rural part of the county as ditches filled with water. Some roads were briefly closed and many were at least partially covered, including highways 25 and 441. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along the highway 25/276 corridor from just south of Travelers Rest to the Furman area. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Travelers Rest. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Quarter size hail fell at Southcreek Dr. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of highways 25 and 276. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell across the west side of Taylors. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Several trees were blown down near the intersection of highways 290 and 253. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, as well as large limbs blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Trees down in several areas south of Travelers Rest. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | A couple of trees were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | City and county officials reported numerous trees down in northern Greenville County. One tree damaged a fence at North Greenville College. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | Trees blown over onto U.S. 25. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Travelers Rest | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John H. Goodwin House | 3.7 miles | 1983 |
 | Spring Park Inn | 5.2 miles | 2018 |
 | Paris Mountain State Park Historic District | 7.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Poinsett Bridge | 7.7 miles | 1970 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002520 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greenville County | All 97 listed properties in this county. |
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