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One of 8 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 2009 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 2009 · category: Site.
Sources: 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 206 fires within 5 miles of Atlas E Missile Site 9 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,579 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEVILS GAP |
| 8 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LONG LOOKOUT |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JEANNE 291 |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHAMOKANE 2 |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane Agency | CREEKSIDE |
| 5 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Atlas E Missile Site 9: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reardan, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2015: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Reardan | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Reardan | $10,000 | flooding on Highway 231 |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reardan | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reardan | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down on state route 231 between mile post 42 and 45. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Reardan | - | A brief funnel cloud was observed on the base of a strengthening thunderstorm west of the Spokane WFO. The funnel cloud coincided with the timing of two merging cells. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Reardan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Spokane River Bridge at Long Lake Dam | 3.1 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000579 in Record Group 79. |
| Lincoln County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |