Built in 1908. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Iron County · listed in 1997 · category: Structure · built in 1908.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Plummer Mine Headframe between 1995 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 15 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OFSTAD SKIDDER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Plummer Mine Headframe: 15 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Nickel, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Mine | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Pence Mine | Iron, Nickel | Past Producer | 1888, 1912 | |
| Flood Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Montreal Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Atlantic Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1848, 1887, 1913 | |
| Atlantic Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1887 | |
| Cary Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1848, 1886, 1950 | |
| Cary Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1886 | |
| Hennepin-Snyder | Iron | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Hennepin-Snyder Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1848, 1888, 1906 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Montreal Company Location Historic District | 3.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Old Iron County Courthouse | 5.9 miles | 1977 |
 | Annala Round Barn | 6.3 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001141 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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