Jack Creek Guard Station
The Jack Creek Guard Station is a ranger patrol cabin in Medicine Bow National Forest in Carbon County, Wyoming. The one-room log cabin was built by U.S. Forest Service district ranger Evan John Williams in 1933-34. It was built to Forest Service Plan A-4, featuring half-dovetailed corners and a deep front porch with a gabled wood shake roof. A stove is vented through a brick chimney at the back of the cabin.[2]
Jack Creek Guard Station | |
  Location in Wyoming  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Saratoga, Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°16′23″N 107°6′32″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Evan J. Williams |
| Architectural style | Rocky Mountain cabin style |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001101[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1986 |
In his career with the Forest Service Williams built or renovated five other ranger stations one hundred miles of trail, two fire lookouts and miles of fencing and telephone line. Williams died in 1970. His ashes are interred a short distance behind the cabin.[2]
The Jack Creek Guard Station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1986.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Rose, Judy A. (January 24, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Jack Creek Guard Station". National Park Service. with accompanying five photos
External links
- Jack Creek Guard Station at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
