Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Cedars, also known as Ardis House or Atkinson House, is a house in Beech Island, South Carolina. National Register of Historic Places in 1993.”
Wikipedia article The Cedars (Beech Island, South Carolina), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 43 National Register listings published here for Aiken County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 196 fires within 5 miles of Cedars, The between 1992 and 2020, burning about 913 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 23 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Cedars, The: 8 unknowns, 7 producers, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken County Deposit | REE, Zirconium, Titanium | Past Producer | 1879, 1955 | |
| Aiken Kaolin District | Kaolin | Producer | 1852 | |
| Horse Creek | Titanium, Zirconium, REE, Thorium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial | |
| Unidentified Mine(Horse Creek Mine) | Zirconium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium | Past Producer | Sedimentary Kaolin | |
| Horse Creek | REE | Past Producer | ||
| Town Creek | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Augusta Sand and Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Clearwater Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Clearwater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kellos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beech Island, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 1996: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beech Island | $1,000 | Trees blown down from wind on Silver Bluff Road near Beech Island. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beech Island | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Beech Island | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Redcliffe | 0.8 miles | 1973 |
 | Zubly Cemetery | 1.9 miles | 2002 |
 | Oakland Plantation | 2.9 miles | 2011 |
 | Rosemary Hall | 7.1 miles | 1975 |
 | Lookaway Hall | 7.1 miles | 1992 |
 | Georgia Avenue-Butler Avenue Historic District | 7.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000539 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Aiken County | All 43 listed properties in this county. |
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