Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Fort Ward is a former United States Army coastal artillery fort, and later, a Navy installation located on the southwest side of Bainbridge Island, Washington, along Rich Passage.”
Wikipedia article Fort Ward (Washington), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kitsap County · listed in 1978 · category: District.
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 1 fire within 5 miles of Fort Ward Historic District in 1992, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Fort Ward Historic District: 8 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Diatomite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Harper | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Waterman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blossom Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blossom Construction Co. Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lynwood Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Seal Rock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sheridan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.7 miles | 1996 | |
 | Bainbridge Island Filipino Community Hall | 3.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Camp Major Hopkins | 3.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Coder-Coleman House | 4.3 miles | 2009 |
 | US Post Office-Bremerton Main | 4.4 miles | 1991 |
 | Bremerton Elks Temple Lodge No. 1181 Building | 4.4 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002759 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kitsap County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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