Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Mimosa Hall is the name of a plantation house in Leigh, Texas. Webster, born in Alabama in 1796, the son of a revolutionary soldier, was an architect.”
Wikipedia article Mimosa Hall (Leigh, Texas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Harrison County · listed in 1978 · 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 159 fires within 5 miles of Mimosa Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,691 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 8 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 | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/WOODS |
| 5 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 115 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 369 |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 541 |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 152 |
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leigh, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2016: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | $150,000 | National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that damage across Northeast Harrison County was consistent with that of straight line wind damage to near 90 mph. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in and around the Karnack and Uncertain Texas communities. Some of these trees fell on homes in the area as well. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | $15,000 | Trees were downed and there was wind damage reported to a home near the Leigh community. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Leigh | - | High water washed vehicles off the road in the community of Leigh, Texas. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Leigh | - | Water was reported over the road at the intersection of FM 1999 and CR 9. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leigh | - | Trees were blown down between Waskom and Karnack along FM 134. |
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 78002949 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Harrison County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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