Built in 1916. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Sierra is a historic motor ship used to transport lumber. Built in 1916, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Sierra (motor ship), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Grays Harbor County · listed in 1978 · category: Structure · built in 1916.
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 47 fires within 5 miles of SIERRA (motor ship) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ABERDEEN LAKE #2 |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | HUNTLEY |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BISHOP |
| 13 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SKUNK CABAGE FIRE |
| 9 August 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of SIERRA (motor ship): 15 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Gold, Platinum, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Point Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hoquiam | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Hoquiam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| West Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Central Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Charmin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aberdeen, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2009: 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2009 | Flood | Aberdeen | $1,200,000 | Nearly 50 roads were closed in the county. The closed roads caused many school districts to cancel classes. Several businesses also closed. Near Copalis Crossing, the Humptulips River flooded several homes. A few homes near Elma were also flooded. |
| December 1999 | Heavy Rain | Aberdeen | $20,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hotel Morck | 0.8 miles | 2016 |
 | Edward & Laura Hulbert House | 1.2 miles | 2018 |
 | Neil Cooney Mansion | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Hoquiam Olympic Stadium | 2.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Hoquiam River Bridge | 3.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Polson, F. Arnold, House and Polson, Alex, Grounds | 3.7 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002745 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grays Harbor County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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