Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Montreal Company Location Historic District is located in Montreal, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.”
Wikipedia article Montreal Company Location Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Iron County · listed in 1980 · 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 31 fires within 5 miles of Montreal Company Location Historic District between 1993 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. 3 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 2 HWY 51 EXCHANGE |
| 15 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CENTER DRIVE POWER LINE |
| 28 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Montreal Company Location Historic District: 21 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Mine | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Pence Mine | Iron, Nickel | Past Producer | 1888, 1912 | |
| Hurley Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hurley Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| City of Ironwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Flood Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hurley Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Iron County Operations | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Katie Saari Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Koehmstedt Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montreal, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montreal | - | Several trees were downed along State Highway 77 in Montreal. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Montreal | - | A thunderstorm dropped pea to quarter size hail. Wind gusts knocked down a 6 inch diameter tree. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montreal | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down numerous trees in Montreal and in the area Hundreds of homes and businesses lost power due to downed power lines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montreal | - | Several trees were blown down. The branch of a large maple tree went through the roof of a bungalow after the tree was struck by lightning. A large severe thunderstorm complex moved out of northeast Minnesota into northwest Wisconsin for the second morning in a row. Once again, damaging winds were the primary feature. Many trees and power lines were blown down, causing some structural damage and sending at least one person to the hospital with head injuries. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Montreal | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Montreal | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Montreal | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montreal | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Iron County Courthouse | 2.7 miles | 1977 |
 | Plummer Mine Headframe | 3.2 miles | 1997 |
 | Annala Round Barn | 3.4 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000141 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Iron County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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