Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
“The Faulkton American Legion Hall, also known as Faulkton Community Hall, was built in 1924. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.”
Wikipedia article Faulkton American Legion Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Faulk County · listed in 2005 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Faulkton American Legion Hall in 2000, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2000 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Orient Volunteer Fire Department | JOE BOWAR |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faulkton, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | An elm tree was snapped, and several 2 to 4 inch diameter branches were downed by estimated 70 mph winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | A tree was downed by estimated seventy mph winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Several power poles and lines were downed by estimated eighty mph winds along with many large tree limbs. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | A large tree was uprooted by an estimated seventy mph wind. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Estimated seventy mph winds brought many tree branches down along with knocking out power for about half of Faulkton. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | An estimated wind gust of sixty mph was reported by law enforcement. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Eighty mph winds downed many trees in Faulkton along with damaging shingles and the roofs of several buildings. The high winds also caused power outages in Faulkton for several hours. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Faulkton | - | A tornado touched downed in Faulkton destroying a large fertilizer plant. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Faulkton received a lot of damage from winds over 100 mph. Numerous trees, power lines and poles were downed, along with a lot of structural damage to buildings. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | On two different farms about five miles east of Faulkton, winds to 80 mph uprooted many trees, destroyed three steel grain bins, destroyed the roof on an historic barn, and the doors were blown off of several farm buildings. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Winds to nearly 70 mph blew shingles off of the house, damaged a barn, and brought a few trees and many branches down. |
| August 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Faulkton | - | A tornado touched down on the east side of Faulkton and tipped over and severely damaged the new press box and bleachers at the ball field. The tornado also knocked down some light poles and destroyed a hanger, an airplane, and a gyrocopter at the airport. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Eighty mph winds brought a large tree down onto a mobile home at Lake Faulkton causing severe damage. Also, many other trees were downed at Lake Faulkton and some buildings were destroyed. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Faulkton | - | Softball hail broke windows and caused extensive damage to a few vehicles and homes west of Faulkton. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Seventy mph winds downed several trees east of Faulkton. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | Eighty mph winds brought down several trees and many tree branches throughout Faulkton. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Faulkton | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faulkton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.W. Parker Carousel No. 825 | 0.2 miles | 2017 | |
| Dr. William Edgerton House | 0.3 miles | 2010 | |
 | Faulk County Courthouse | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Gov. Frank M. Byrne House | 0.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Frank and Clara Turner House | 0.5 miles | 1986 |
| Maj. John A. Pickler Homestead | 0.7 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000034 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Faulk County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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