Wapiti Ranger Station
United States historic place in Wapiti, Wyoming. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Wapiti Ranger Station is a ranger station in Shoshone National Forest west of Cody, Wyoming, United States. The station, the oldest in the United States Forest Service, has been used continuously since it was built in 1903. On May 23, 1963, Wapiti Ranger Station was designated as a National Historic Landmark, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Shoshone National Forest, Wapiti vicinity, WY |
| County | Park County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000759 |
| Type of place | ranger station |
| Style | rustic architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Shoshone National Forest, Wapiti, WY |
| Coordinates | 44.46577, -109.61685 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Yellowstone National Park · 47 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Wapiti Campground 0 mi · Big Game Campground 1 mi · Clearwater Campground 3 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000759. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.