Ewe Creek Ranger Cabin No. 8 Explained

The Ewe Creek Ranger Cabin No. 8, also known as Lower Savage River Cabin and Lower Savage Patrol Cabin, is a historic backcountry shelter in Denali National Park and Preserve. It is located 5miles (river miles) downstream (north) from the park highway, on the banks of the Savage River. It is fashioned from peeled logs, with the gaps filled with moss, oakum, and chinking. The gable roof is corrugated metal. The cabin is one of four built by the National Park Service in the park in 1931.^[1] The cabin is used by rangers who patrol the park's backcountry.^{[2] [3]}

The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lower Savage Patrol Cabin. May 9, 2017. List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032043/http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=AK&PARK=DENA&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=5. September 24, 2015. dead.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000001}} Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park ]. Gail Evans . 1985 . National Park Service., a Thematic Resources document
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86003217}} Patrol Cabins, Mount McKinley National Park: Ewe Creek Ranger Cabin No. 8 / Lower Savage River Cabin (a continuation page of the TR document) ]. Gail Evans . November 1985 . National Park Service. and