Deep Creek Ranger Station

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Deep Creek Ranger Station
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Deep Creek Ranger Station 1935
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LocationWest Fork Ranger District, Bitterroot National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho, in vicinity of Darby, Montana
Coordinates 45°42′15″N114°43′03″W / 45.704052°N 114.717392°W / 45.704052; -114.717392 Coordinates: 45°42′15″N114°43′03″W / 45.704052°N 114.717392°W / 45.704052; -114.717392
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Architectural style Rustic
NRHP reference No. 13000902
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2013

The Deep Creek Ranger Station in Bitterroot National Forest in Idaho County, Idaho was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is in the vicinity of Darby, Montana. It has also been known as Magruder Ranger Station. [1]

It includes a complex of Rustic-style administrative buildings dating from the 1920s through 1940s. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Janene Caywood (November 28, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Deep Creek (Magruder) Ranger Station / Magruder Ranger Station, Magruder Guard Station (Smithsonian No. 10-IH-112)" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved October 6, 2017. With historic photos and 27 photos from 2011.