Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin

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Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin
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Nearest city Glacier National Park, West Glacier, Montana
Coordinates 48°29′53″N113°52′41″W / 48.49806°N 113.87806°W / 48.49806; -113.87806
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
Architectural styleRustic
MPS Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP reference No. 01000037 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2001

The Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin, built in 1931, is a cabin in Glacier National Park. It has also been known as Lincoln Creek Cabin and as Building Inventory No. 617. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Bruce Fladmark (August 17, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lincoln Creek Snowshoe Cabin". National Park Service. and accompanying 4 photos from 1999