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Wapiti Ranger Station National Historic Landmark

 
 

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The Wapiti Ranger Station, which is located in the Shoshone National Forest about 30 miles west of Cody, Wyoming, was built in 1903. It was the first ranger station constructed in the United States at federal expense. It was also located in the first national forest reserve which was established by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891. The Wapiti Ranger Station was built as a supervisory ranger station for the Shoshone division of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve.

 
Wapiti

 

Date Added to Register:
Tuesday, May 21, 1963
 
Location:
Park County
 
County:
Park County
 
Smithsonian Number: 
48PA207