Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“The Mortensen-Nelson House, at 291 East 100 South in Moroni, Utah, USA, was built c.1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.”
Wikipedia article Mortensen-Nelson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Sanpete County · listed in 2003 · 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 64 fires within 5 miles of Mortensen-Nelson House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 624 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WALES RESERVOIR |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JUNCTION SPOT |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SCRAP |
| 4 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PIG FIRE |
| 4 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 515 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BLUE HILLS |
| 16 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WEST 89 |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central Area | JERUSALEM |
| 4 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CHAPMAN FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Mortensen-Nelson House: 25 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroni North Sandstone Prospects | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Wales Tufa Deposit | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Bruno's Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester - Highway 89 Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Chester Ponds Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Chester Ponds Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester-Highway 89 Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Moroni Canal Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Ditch Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit #20023 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moroni, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2005 and 2009: 1 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moroni | $10,000 | Thunderstorm/microburst winds destroyed roof on a turkey hatchery. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Moroni | - | Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches was reported near Moroni. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Moroni High School Mechanical Arts Building | 0.6 miles | 1985 |
 | Moroni Opera House | 0.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Jabez Faux House And Barn | 0.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Wales Co-operative Mercantile Institution | 3.9 miles | 2000 |
 | John T. Lewellyn House | 4.0 miles | 1980 |
| Spring City School | 5.5 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000632 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sanpete County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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