Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Big Horn Academy Building was built in 1916. It is located in Cowley, Wyoming, United States.”
Wikipedia article Big Horn Academy Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Big Horn County · listed in 1992 · 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 61 fires within 5 miles of Big Horn Academy Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bighorn County | 89 |
| 25 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bighorn County | 79 |
| 5 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bighorn County | 70 |
| 4 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn County | 79 |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bighorn County | 94 |
| 22 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Bighorn County | 76 |
| 11 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cody Field Office | EMMA LOU |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Big Horn Academy Historic District: 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley | Titanium-Heavy Minerals, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Sage Creek Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gypsum Quarry No. 7 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Yellowtail Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Clark Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Nichols | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cowley, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cowley | - | Outflow thunderstorm winds brought wind gusts of 64 mph to Cowley and 58 mph to the Greybull airport. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Cowley | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail in Cowley. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Cowley | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Cowley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River | 3.5 miles | 1985 |
 | Hyart Theater, The | 5.0 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000285 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Big Horn County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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