Wassillie Trefon Dena'ina Fish Cache

Wassillie Trefon Dena'ina Fish Cache
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	1 Park Place, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Port Alsworth, Alaska
Coordinates	60°11′51″N154°19′24″W / 60.19761°N 154.3232°W / 60.19761; -154.3232
Built	c. 1920
NRHP reference No.	13000348 [1]
AHRS No.	XLC-00251
Added to NRHP	June 5, 2013

The Wassillie Trefon Dena'ina Fish Cache is a historically important fish cache (backcountry food storage structure) that is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It qualified for this designation partly because it was a uniquely well-preserved example of traditional Dena'ina Athabascan fish-caching buildings in the vicinity of Lakes Clark and Iliamna. ^{[2] [3]} It is about 9 by 10 feet (2.7 m × 3.0 m) in dimension, and is set on poles that are intended to be difficult for animals to climb. It was built without nails or spikes. ^{[4] [2]}

The cache was originally built in about 1920 at a location on Miller Creek and has been moved several times; it is now located near the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve's visitor center. ^[4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Wassillie Trefon Dena'ina Fish Cache". National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wassillie Trefon Dena'ina Fish Cache / Trefon Fish Cache, Trefon Cache, Alaska Heritage Resources Survey #XLC-00251". National Park Service. 2013.
4. "Port Alsworth fish cache added to National Register of Historic Places". Anchorage Daily News. June 19, 2013.