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One of 16 National Register listings published here for Okanogan County · listed in 1975 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Hiram F. Smith Orchard
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Smith, Hiram F., Orchard - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 2 mi. N of Oroville on Osoyoos Lake, Oroville, 98844
- When was it listed? November 1975
- Category. site
- Census division. Oroville
- National Register reference number. 75001863 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Hiram F. Smith Orchard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,127 acres in total. 36 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GOLD RUSH |
| 8 September 1997 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NINE MILE CREEK |
| 19 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane District | MINERS SIDE |
| 13 September 2017 | Other causes | 32 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLUE GROUSE |
| 10 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OROVILLE SIDE |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BORDER STRIKE |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | WHISTLER |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Hiram F. Smith Orchard: 20 past producers, 14 unknowns, 14 occurrences, 9 prospects. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49th Parallel | Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Scheelite | |
| 49th Parallel | Copper, Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Scheelite | |
| 49th Parallel Claims | Gold, Tungsten, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| 49th Parallel, Ok Copper | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite | |
| Adams, Moncosilgo | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bitter Lake | Bromine | Prospect | Epsomite | |
| Bitter Lake | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Black Warrior | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Finella Claims | Iron, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Golden Chariot | Silver, Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite |
Storms near this property
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oroville, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 flood, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2001 | Flash Flood | Oroville | 1 killed, $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Flood | Oroville | $12,000,000 | The USGS River Gage on the Okanogan River at Tonasket recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 15.0 feet at 4:45 AM PST on May 5th. The river continued to rise, passing through the Moderate Flood Stage of 17.0 Feet at 11:45 PM on May 7th and through the Major Flood Stage of 18.0 feet at 9:15 AM on May 9th. The river crested twice, the first and highest crest of 19.7 feet at 4:30 PM PST on May 11th and the second crest of 19.3 feet at 10:30 AM on May 18th. The river then receded, passing below Major Flood Stage at 9:30 PM on May 20th and below the Moderate Flood Stage at noon PST on May 22nd. The river continued to slowly recede finally passing below the Flood Stage at 2:30 AM on May 27th. |
| July 2000 | Wildfire | Oroville | $3,300,000 | The "Rocky Hull" wildfire, which was sparked by lightning several days earlier and fanned by gusty winds, destroyed thirty-three homes in the Mount Hull area. One man suffered a heart attack and died while trying to, according to a newspaper article, "help his fellow residents" against the fire. The indicated cost of this fire only reflects property damage and does not include the roughly $4 million price tag of fighting the fire. The fire burned 9,375 acres. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Oroville | $5,000 | The Okanogan River Gage at Tonasket recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 15.0 feet at 7:30 AM PST on May 23rd. The river continued to flood into the first week of June, achieving and cresting at the Moderate Flood Stage of 17.0 feet from 7:30 PM to 10:15 PM on June 1st. The river slowly dropped during the first week of June and passed below the Flood Stage at 10:15 PM PST on June 5th. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Oroville | $3,000 | The Okanogan River Gage at Tonasket recorded a rise above the Flood Stage of 15.0 feet at 7:30 AM PST on May 23rd. The river crested multiple times in Minor Flood around 16.5 feet and continued to flood into the month of June. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oroville | $2,500 | Emergency Manager relays report that multiple trees are down in Oroville with damage to roof on at least one home. Oroville RAWS reported a gust of 55 MPH. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oroville | $2,000 | The Oroville RAWS measured winds sustained at 37 mph with a gust to 61 mph between 1240 and 1340 LST. The wind gust was associated with outflow from a decaying shower. No lightning was observed with the convective shower. The Oroville COOP reported damage to the power station. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oroville | $500 | Large tree downed near Oroville High School. Oroville RAWS reported a gust of 55 MPH. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oroville | - | The Oroville RAWS station reported west winds of 17 mph sustained with a gust of 61 mph as a thunderstorm passed through during the morning of June 25th. |
| February 2015 | Debris Flow | Oroville | - | Law Enforcement reported a couple of minor mud slides north of Oroville, WA in the steep terrain. Roads were quickly cleared with no road closures reported. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Oroville | - | A National Weather Service employee surveyed the Okanogan River near Tonasket and found pasture fields, and, to a lesser extent, agricultural fields flooded during peak flow. |
| June 1998 | Heavy Rain | Oroville | - | 1 inch of rain in less than 1 hour |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oroville | - | 61 mph gust reported at automatic weather station ...elev 1303 ft |
| July 2008 | Hail | Oroville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Oroville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Oroville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Oroville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Oroville | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Enloe Dam and Powerplant | 3.3 miles | 1978 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001863 in Record Group 79. |
| Okanogan County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.