The Ford Creek Patrol Cabin in Glacier National Park was built in 1928. The National Park Service Rustic log structure was a significant resource both architecturally and historically as a network of shelters, approx. one day's travel apart, for patrolling backcountry rangers.[2]
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| Nearest city | West Glacier, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°37′33″N 113°56′36″W / 48.62583°N 113.94333°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000342 |
| Added to NRHP | February 14, 1986[1] |
The Ford Creek cabin was the first of four identical cabins built to National Park Service plan G913 in 1928-29 by private contractors, described as "good log men", at a total cost of $350.[3]
It was destroyed in a suspected arson fire in late July 2020.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Ford Creek Patrol Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008.
- ^ Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Ford Creek Patrol Cabin" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Glacier National Park Investigating Suspicious North Fork Fires". Flathead Beacon. July 24, 2020.
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