Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“Iris was a schooner launched at Port Huron, Michigan, in 1866. She spent 47 years sailing the Great Lakes; for most of this time she was based out of Detroit Harbor, Wisconsin.”
Wikipedia article Iris (1866 ship), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 68 National Register listings published here for Door County · listed in 2006 · category: Site.
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 24 fires within 5 miles of IRIS (Shipwreck) between 1992 and 2017, burning about 74 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 11 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OLD C POWERLINE |
| 6 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GARBAGE TRUCK FIRE |
| 29 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RIBEYE |
| 27 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OLD COUNTY C |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of IRIS (Shipwreck): 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Forty | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Riverbend Sand 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000638 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Door County | All 68 listed properties in this county. |
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