Ford Creek Patrol Cabin

Ford Creek Patrol Cabin
Nearest cityWest Glacier, Montana
Coordinates48°37′33″N 113°56′36″W / 48.62583°N 113.94333°W / 48.62583; -113.94333
Built1928
MPSGlacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.86000342
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1986[1]

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]

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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Ford Creek Patrol Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "Glacier National Park Investigating Suspicious North Fork Fires". Flathead Beacon. July 24, 2020.