Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“The Laughlin Round Barn near Castle Rock, Washington is a round barn built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.”
Wikipedia article Laughlin Round Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 30 National Register listings published here for Cowlitz County · listed in 1986 · 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 105 fires within 5 miles of Laughlin Round Barn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 700 |
| 6 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COWLITZ BLACKBERRY |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CUT AND RUN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Laughlin Round Barn: 16 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Ayers | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Cowlitz Clay | Iron, Silica, Aluminum, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1935, 1937 | |
| Stillwater Creek | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Vader | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Cms Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Harbor Rock-Rip 9405 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Open Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cowlitz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Horsley Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castle Rock, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 4 flood, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Castle Rock | $1,799,000 | The Cowlitz River flooded near Castle Rock and Kelso. The heavy rain caused a large land slide in Woodland that closed I-5 overnight. |
| January 2022 | Flood | Castle Rock | - | The gauge on the Cowlitz River at Kelso rose above flood stage of 21.5 feet at 1330PST, crested at 24.0 feet at 2130PST, the dropped below flood stage on the 7th at 2300PST. There were reports of several side road closed due to flood waters. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Castle Rock | - | Heavy rain caused major flooding on the Cowlitz River near Castle Rock. |
| January 2007 | Heavy Rain | Castle Rock | - | A total accumulation of 2.13 inches was reported at Castle Rock. |
| January 2007 | Heavy Rain | Castle Rock | - | A total accumulation of 1.90 inches was reported at the Abernathy Mountain RAWS. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Castle Rock | - | The Cowlitz River at Castle Rock crested at 49.8 feet on November 7th, with a flood stage of 48.0 feet. |
| November 2006 | Heavy Rain | Castle Rock | - | Recorded a 5-day total of 11.0 inches at Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001080 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cowlitz County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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