Lower_Toklat_River_Ranger_Cabin_No._18

Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18

Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18

United States historic place

The Lower Toklat Ranger Cabin No. 18, also known as the Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin, is a log shelter in the National Park Service Rustic style in Denali National Park. The cabin is part of a network of shelters used by patrolling park rangers throughout the park. It is a standard design by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs and was built in 1931.[2] The cabin has twelve separate log dog kennels, also to a standard Park Service design.[3]

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Work began in the summer of 1931, with construction carried out by contracted carpenters, described as "two old Swedes". A ranger-built food cache and dog houses followed in 1933 and 1936.The design originated at Yellowstone National Park, adapted in this case with a somewhat larger size.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Lower Toklat Patrol Cabin Dog Houses". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lower Toklat River Ranger Cabin No. 18" (pdf). National Park Service. 1986. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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