Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The Goldendale Free Public Library in Goldendale, Washington is a historic Carnegie library which is listed on the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Goldendale Free Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Klickitat County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
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 107 fires within 5 miles of Goldendale Free Public Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 4 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 | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ORCHARD HEIGHTS |
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HARPER SPRINGS |
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAST PONDEROSA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Goldendale Free Public Library: 9 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldendale | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Red Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Riley Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Buttes | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Cunningham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pipeline Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gorge Rock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stultz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goldendale, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2004 | Lightning | Goldendale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Goldendale | - | Heavy rainfall accompanied the hail with totals of 2.5 to 3 inches in the same location. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Goldendale | - | A farmer located 4 miles south of Satus Pass reported crop damage due to hail as well as some erosion from heavy rain. Lightning also damaged a sprinkler pump. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klickitat County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 2014 | |
 | Charles Newell House | 0.3 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004259 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Klickitat County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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