Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District

The Logging Creek Ranger Station is the oldest continually operating administrative site in Glacier National Park. The rustic log cabin is an early example of what would become a typical style of western park structure.[2] The district includes a cabin used as a residence for the summer fire guard.

Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Logging Creek Ranger Station
Nearest city	West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates	48°41′53″N 114°11′29″W
Built	1907
Architect	NPS
MPS	Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.	86003697
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1986[1]

The site would have been among those inundated by the proposed Glacier View Dam, which would have flooded much of the North Fork Flathead River valley, including park lands. Proposed in the 1940s, the dam was never built.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Logging Creek Ranger Station". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
3. Buchholtz, C.W. (1976). "Chapter 6:Guardians of Glacier". Man in Glacier. Glacier Natural History Association. ISBN 0-916792-01-3. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

Logging Creek Fireguard Cabin