Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“Fort Sisseton near Britton, South Dakota, was established in 1864. As Fort Sisseton Historic State Park, it was designated as a State Historical Park in 1959.”
Wikipedia article Fort Sisseton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Marshall County · listed in 1973 · category: District.
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 2 fires within 5 miles of Fort Sisseton between 1999 and 2008, burning about 214 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 214 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 December 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Sisseton Agency | LAWJAN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Britton, the town this property stands in, in 62 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 30 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 tornado. 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Britton | - | Total rainfall in Britton over a 48-hour period exceeded 4.5 inches, overwhelming city drainage systems. This caused flooding in town, with up to six inches of water moving over roads and into some buildings and basements. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Britton | - | Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter was reported. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Emergency management reported that a tower had collapsed at the ballpark. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Estimated 65 mph winds toppled a tree over. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Seventy mph winds downed several trees in Britton. The grain elevator was also damaged in Britton. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Seventy mph winds downed several trees in Britton. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Britton | - | Flash flooding from heavy rains northwest of Britton swept a car off the road. The car flipped over and the occupant escaped without injury. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | The top of a large silo was blown off and a garage was also blown down by the high winds. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Seventy mph winds downed several trees and many branches southeast of Britton. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | High winds blew a trailer with a pontoon boat on it off the road. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Strong winds downed many large tree branches. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Britton | - | Lightning struck a home in Britton starting a fire in the attic causing significant damage to the home. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | High winds of 80 mph or higher knocked the blades off of a windmill, downed several large trees along with downing many power lines. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Britton | - | A tornado touched down briefly south of Britton. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | A large tree was downed in Britton along with several large tree branches. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Britton | - | Lightning struck the Britton Country Club damaging the course sprinkler system and destroying the clubhouse television, cable box, portable phone, PA system, and lottery machines. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Britton | - | Lightning struck the two-way antenna at a home south of Britton. The house became filled with smoke setting off the smoke alarms. The lightning destroyed the surge protector, the antenna, the transmitter, three televisions, the computer, and the garage door opener. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Winds to 70 mph downed many large trees and tree branches from Britton and north. Also, many power lines were brought down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | Winds gusting to 65 mph destroyed a hangar at the Britton Airport and also many tree limbs were downed in Britton. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Britton | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Britton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Britton | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001745 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marshall County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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