BlockFrom the record
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1970 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Brule-St. Croix Portage
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Brule River State Park, Solon Springs, 54873
- When was it listed? October 1970
- Category. site
- Town. Solon Springs town
- National Register reference number. 70000033 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Brule-St. Croix Portage between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ISLAND |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 23 PINE |
| 20 July 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Brule-St. Croix Portage: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois Brule River Pit #5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fire Tower Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hagman Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Richard Flamang Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robert Nelson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sauntry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Upper St Croix Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wasko Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this property
35 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Solon Springs, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 21 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Lightning | Solon Springs | $100,000 | Lightning hit a boat lift canopy, which burned the boat, shortly after a nearby house was hit by lightning. The house burned. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | A sign was blown over near mile marker 202 along US Highway 53 near Solon Springs. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Two trees 4 to 6 inches in diameter were blown down by the storm. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | A tree was down onto a road in Solon Springs. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Ferguson Road was blocked by a fallen tree near the intersection of County Road A. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | A tree was blown down along County Road A in Solon Springs. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | The measurement was from the Solon Springs Municipal Airport. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Solon Springs | - | Numerous roads were flooded throughout Douglas County. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Power was knocked out and numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Solon Springs | - | A house was destroyed and its outbuildings were destroyed. Several other outbuildings and houses were damaged. Many trees were snapped off or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated at 120 to 130 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Downed trees came down on a power line. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Power was out and numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Numerous large trees were blown down in the village. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Trees were down in several areas along Highway A from Solon Springs to County Road B. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Power was lost when trees fell on power lines. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Trees up to 24 inches in diameter were blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Thompson Cabin | 7.2 miles | 2022 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000033 in Record Group 79. |
| Douglas County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.