Alice Creek Historic District
Alice Creek Historic District | |
Nearest city | Lincoln, Montana |
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Area | 5,425 acres (2,195 ha) |
Built | 1806 |
NRHP reference No. | 06000531[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 6, 2007 |
The Alice Creek Historic District is a historic district in the Lincoln Ranger District of Helena National Forest,[2] Lincoln, Montana, Lewis and Clark County, Montana.[3] Lichenometry was used for the process of nominating it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places; "rock cairns, stone forts, fire hearths, and a Celtic cross" were found as a result.[3][4] There are no buildings within the historic district. There is a marshy area at the bottom of Alice Creek, sage flats, and many trees.[5]
The region has been used for five thousand years by
Lieutenant John Mullan mapped the area in 1863. Gold was discovered near Lincoln in 1865 and the first area homestead was filed in 1882. Several government survey crews again mapped the area between 1877 and 1911. Two of those surveyors were Demas McFarland and Lee Williams.[7]
The Alice Creek Trailhead leads to the
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Lincoln Ranger District". United States Forest Service. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Alice Creek Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination". Western Cultural. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c Hall, Daniel S. (October 2006). "Lichenometric Analysis of Stone Features: Lewis and Clark Trail - Cokahlarishkit Trail, Upper Blackfoot Valley, Lewis and Clark County, Montana" (PDF). Western Cultural, Inc. for USDA Forest Service. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Alice Creek Historic District". United States Department of the Interior. June 6, 2007.
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(help) - ^ "Wildlands Along the Continental Divide - Helena National Forest" (PDF). Montana Wilderness Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Alice Creek/Lewis & Clark Pass Lewis & Clark History on the Helena National Forest" (PDF). Montana Discovery Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Alice Creek Trailhead". United States Forest Service. Retrieved March 17, 2013.