The Mitchell Bay Shelter Lookout/Cabin is a historic backcountry shelter in the Admiralty Island National Monument, part of the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. It is one of a number of such facilities built by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on the Admiralty Island Canoe Route between 1933 and 1937. This cabin, a three-sided Adirondack-style log structure with shake walls and roof, was built in 1936.[2] The cabin, situated overlooking a tidal flat near the head of Mitchell Bay on the west side of the island, continues to be maintained by the Forest Service.
Mitchell Bay Shelter Cabin | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location | Northwestern shore of Mitchell Bay, Admiralty Island National Monument |
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Nearest city | Angoon, Alaska |
Coordinates | 57°33′52″N 134°23′54″W / 57.56438°N 134.39841°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1936 |
Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
MPS | CCC Historic Properties in Alaska MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95001302[1] |
AHRS No. | SIT-370 |
Added to NRHP | November 2, 1995 |
The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Mitchell Bay Shelter Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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