The Logging Creek Ranger Station is the oldest continually operating administrative site in Glacier National Park. The rustic log cabin is an early example of what would become a typical style of western park structure.[2] The district includes a cabin used as a residence for the summer fire guard.
Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District | |
 Logging Creek Ranger Station | |
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| Nearest city | West Glacier, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°41′53″N 114°11′29″W / 48.69806°N 114.19139°W |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | NPS |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003697 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1986[1] |
The site would have been among those inundated by the proposed Glacier View Dam, which would have flooded much of the North Fork Flathead River valley, including park lands. Proposed in the 1940s, the dam was never built.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Logging Creek Ranger Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ Buchholtz, C.W. (1976). "Chapter 6:Guardians of Glacier". Man in Glacier. Glacier Natural History Association. ISBN 0-916792-01-3. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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