Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Keystone Work Center in Medicine Bow National Forest near Albany, Wyoming was built in 1941. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 for its architecture.”
Wikipedia article Keystone Work Center, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Albany County · listed in 1994 · 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 39 fires within 5 miles of Keystone Work Center between 1994 and 2018, burning about 2,552 acres in total. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | RAMBLING BEAR |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | BIRD |
| 5 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | 305 |
| 3 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | ROAD 305 |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | ROB ROY |
| 13 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | POWERLINE |
| 13 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Keystone Work Center: 24 past producers, 9 prospects, 6 occurrences, 4 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Uranium, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Mine | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Blanche Mine | Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Gold | Past Producer | hydrothermal vein | |
| Cuprite Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Cobalt, Chromium | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Gold, Pyrite, Silver | |
| Douglas Creek Placer Mining District | Gold, Palladium, Tungsten, Silver, Platinum | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Duchess Mine | Copper, Gold, Platinum | Prospect | Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Gold Crater Mine | Gold, Copper, Cobalt, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1937 | |
| Independence Mine | Gold, Copper, Bismuth | Prospect | Bismuth, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite | |
| Lake Creek | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Creek Mines | Copper, Gold, Silver, Rhodium, Palladium, Platinum | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| Moore's Gulch | Gold, Platinum, Palladium | Past Producer | 1868 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albany, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Albany | $76,380 | Heavy rainfall and hail resulting in creek flooding near Lake Owen on the eastern side of the Mullen Burn Scar. Fox Creek Road between Albany and Woods Landing flooded and was closed after a 5 mile stretch was washed out. Road damage of $76,381 was reported with this flash flood. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Albany | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported northwest of Albany. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Albany | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000275 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Albany County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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