Ford Creek Patrol Cabin Explained

Ford Creek Patrol Cabin
Coordinates:48.6258°N -113.9433°W
Built:1928
Added:February 14, 1986
Mpsub:Glacier National Park MRA
Refnum:86000342

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.[1]

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.[2]

It was destroyed in a suspected arson fire in late July 2020.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ford Creek Patrol Cabin. 2008-11-14. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service.
  2. [{{NRHP url|id=86000342}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Ford Creek Patrol Cabin]. pdf. June 1984 . Historical Research Associates . National Park Service.
  3. Web site: Glacier National Park Investigating Suspicious North Fork Fires. 2020-07-24. Flathead Beacon.