The Alexander Lake Shelter Cabin is a historic backcountry shelter in the Admiralty Island National Monument. It is located at the eastern tip of Lake Alexander, on the Admiralty Island Canoe Route. The cabin is a three-sided Adirondack log shelter made of peeled logs covered with wood shakes. It was constructed by a Civilian Conservation Corps crew in 1935, and received maintenance from the United States Forest Service as recently as 1980.[2]
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Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | Eastern end of Lake Alexander, Admiralty Island National Monument |
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| Nearest city | Angoon, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 57°39′45″N 134°08′39″W / 57.66237°N 134.1443°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| MPS | CCC Historic Properties in Alaska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001296[1] |
| AHRS No. | SIT-363 |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1995 |
The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Alexander Lake Shelter Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
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