Squirrel Meadows Guard Station
Appearance
Squirrel Meadows Guard Station | |
Location | Ashton, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 44°3′48″N 111°1′14″W / 44.06333°N 111.02056°W |
Built | 1934 |
Architect | Region 4 USFS |
NRHP reference No. | 90000149 |
Added to NRHP | October 4, 1990[1] |
The Squirrel Meadow Guard Station is a ranger station in the backcountry of
US Forest Service backcountry patrol structure.[2]
The site comprises a
lodgepole pine logs. A galvanized roof has been installed over the original wood roof shingles. A well with a hand pump in front of the cabin dates to the 1980s. The stove in the kitchen area is a wood-burning cooking stove. There is a wood-burning stove in the living area for heat.[3]
The Squirrel Meadows Cabin is rented to the public as a visitor accommodation.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Squirrel Meadows Guard Station". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. October 17, 2008.
- ^ Willingham, Charles G. (November 20, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Squirrel Meadows Guard Station". National Park Service. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ "Squirrel Meadows Cabin, Caribou-Targhee NF, ID". recreation.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
External links
- US Forest Service listing at recreation.gov
- Photographs of the Squirrel Meadows Guard Station at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Squirrel Meadows Guard Station at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office