Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Frisco Charcoal Kilns are remnants of silver mining in the Utah ghost town of Frisco. They remain as a visual documentation of the state's mining history”
Wikipedia article Frisco Charcoal Kilns, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 111 National Register listings published here for Beaver County · listed in 1982 · category: Structure.
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 16 fires within 5 miles of Frisco Charcoal Kilns between 1992 and 2012, burning about 80 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | TILA |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LONE TREE |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | BACK |
| 19 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | FRISCO PK |
| 17 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SQUAW SPRING |
| 13 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | PACMAN |
| 1 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | SQUAWPEAK |
| 1 August 1996 | Natural | 25 acres | Cedar City Field Office | SQUAWSPRG |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Frisco Charcoal Kilns: 34 past producers, 18 occurrences, 7 producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Lead, Copper, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Producer | 1870, 1892 | |
| Cactus Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Cactus Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | Argentite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| Cactus Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Cupric Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Malachite, Scheelite | |
| Frisco Silver and Lead | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead | Producer | ||
| Frisco Summit Shaft | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Frisco Summit Shaft | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Reef Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1909 | |
| Golden Reef Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Underground |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milford, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $20,000 | Almost all of the residents of Milford lost power after strong winds from a microburst downed 16 power poles near State Routes 21 and 129. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $2,000 | A dry microburst wind gust estimated at 80 mph (70 kts) was reported by a spotter in Milford. The wind sensor in another part of town clocked a peak wind of 67 mph (58 kts). The winds toppled several trees and power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | The Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS recorded an initial wind gust of 58 mph at 2:50 pm MST, followed by wind gusts to 70 mph through 3:05 pm MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | The Milford Municipal Airport/Ben and Judy Briscoe Field ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Milford | - | Beaver County dispatch and emergency management personnel reported street flooding in Milford with water 3 feet deep. In addition, debris from flooding was reported on State Route 21 near Milford. The Milford automated weather station recorded 1.10 inches of rain in one hour. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | The Milford ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | The Milford ASOS recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Milford | - | A couple different observers saw a tornado touch down 5 miles west of Milford, and one took pictures of the tornado. The tornado was in an uninhabited area and did no damage. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | The Milford ASOS recorded a 62 mph wind gust. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | The Milford ASOS recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph due to a nearby thunderstorm. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Thunderstorm winds were clocked at 64 mph (56 kts) at Brimstone Reservoir, 21 miles WSW of Milford. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Milford | - | A thunderstorm spawned a tornado which touched down 6 miles southwest of Milford, then lifted up and touched down again in the foothills east of Milford. It finally moved to about 10 miles northeast of town before dissipating. The entire event lasted about 15 minutes over open country. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Milford | - | A spotter in Milford reported 3/4" hail. |
| April 2005 | Heavy Rain | Milford | - | 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 82004793 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Beaver County | All 111 listed properties in this county. |
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