Big Shaheen Cabin

Admiralty Island National Monument, Angoon, Alaska. County/parish: Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 02, 1995. NRIS 95001292.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • 49SIT-019

From Wikipedia:

Big Shaheen Cabin

The Big Shaheen Cabin, in the Admiralty Island National Monument near Angoon, Alaska, is a historic log cabin that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; the listing included the cabin and three other contributing structures.

It was built as part of the Admiralty Island Civilian Conservation Corps Canoe Route. The cabin is made of 10-inch (250 mm) logs and its gable roof has a six-foot overhang at the front to make a porch. There are three "culturally modified" trees in the area.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325181

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