Indian Canyon Ranger Station

The Indian Canyon Ranger Station in the Duchesne Ranger District, Ashley National Forest in Duchesne County, Utah near Duchesne was built in 1914. It was a work of the U.S. Forest Service and is a wood-framed guard station. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1999; the listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing structures.[1][2]

Indian Canyon Ranger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off Utah State Route 33
Nearest city	Duchesne, Utah
Coordinates	39°55′37″N 110°40′34″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1914
Built by	U.S. Forest Service
Architectural style	Wood framed guard station
NRHP reference No.	99001294[1]
Added to NRHP	October 28, 1999

It was deemed significant as "an extant reminder of the early days of the Forest Service in Utah", when rangers were needed to monitor the remote lands. The station is the oldest surviving from the original Uinta National Forest (which included its area until 1954), and one of the oldest surviving in the Ashley National Forest that was "built specifically by the Forest Service to house a ranger."[2]

It was built before standardized architectural plans were developed for U.S. Forest Service buildings, and is "unique in its architecture, with no other similar Forest Service buildings existing in Northern Utah."[2]

See also

• Stockmore Ranger Station, also NRHP-listed in 1999 in Duchesne County

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. J. Cory Jensen (December 4, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Indian Canyon Ranger Station". National Park Service. and accompanying photos