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Ford Creek Patrol Cabin

Coordinates: 48°37′33″N 113°56′36″W / 48.62583°N 113.94333°W / 48.62583; -113.94333
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Ford Creek Patrol Cabin
Ford Creek Patrol Cabin is located in Montana
Ford Creek Patrol Cabin
Ford Creek Patrol Cabin is located in the United States
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

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  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.
  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.