Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The Reliance Tipple is the site of two coal tipples associated with coal production at Reliance, Wyoming. The first tipple was built in 1910 and used until 1936.”
Wikipedia article Reliance Tipple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Sweetwater County · listed in 1991 · 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 72 fires within 5 miles of Reliance Tipple between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | STASNOSE |
| 8 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | ANTELOPE |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sweetwater County | UNKNOWN |
| 6 August 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Sweetwater County | MOHAWK DEPRESSION |
| 5 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Sweetwater County | GANNETT FIRE |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | FAIR GROUND FIRE |
| 4 August 2017 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Sweetwater County | FAIR FIRE |
| 31 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | WHITE MOUNTAIN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Reliance Tipple: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reliance, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 2014: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Lightning | Reliance | 1 hurt | A 31-year-old man was injured when lightning struck him on the practice putting green at White Mountain Golf Course on the north side of Rock Springs. A witness to the incident was able to revive the man with CPR and a defibrillator. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reliance | $15,000 | A large roof section was torn from a home in the small community of Reliance north of Rock Springs. Strong wind also toppled a utility pole and did damage to a nearby fence. Weak convection was responsible for the wind gust, as there was no thunderstorm in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Reliance School and Gymnasium | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
| Outlaw Inn | 4.2 miles | 2018 | |
 | Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Rectory | 5.4 miles | 2015 |
 | Slovenski Dom | 5.5 miles | 1997 |
 | Gras House | 5.5 miles | 1986 |
 | Vienna Saloon | 5.6 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91000619 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sweetwater County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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