Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Abbeville County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.
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 254 fires within 5 miles of Donalds Grange No. 497 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 897 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 32 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 | 115 |
| Debris and open burning | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Donalds Grange No. 497: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Copper, Iron, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda Mine | Copper, Iron, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Saluda Mine | Copper | Past Producer | Stratiform | |
| Unknown | Copper | Past Producer | Stratabound Discordant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donalds, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2013: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Lightning | Donalds | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | $1,000 | Some power lines were blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down throughout Abbeville County. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Donalds | - | Nickel size hail in a path from near Donalds to about 3 miles south southeast of town. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Donalds | - | Quarter size hail fell along Williamson Hill Rd, about 3.5 miles northeast of Donalds. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Donalds | - | Nickel size hail was reported on Robinson St in Donalds. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | Several trees were blown down a little west of the town on Donalds. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | A couple trees blown down in the Gunnells Rd/Highway 252 area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on Martin Rd and highway 178. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | Two trees down. One fell on a power line on highway 184 near Donalds. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donalds | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Donalds | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Donalds | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Donalds | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Donalds | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Donalds | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Donalds | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Erskine College-Due West Historic District | 3.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Young Place | 3.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Lindsay Cemetery | 6.0 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001564 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Abbeville County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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