Apgar Fire Lookout
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| Nearest city | West Glacier, Montana |
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| Coordinates | 48°31′5″N 114°1′10″W / 48.51806°N 114.01944°WCoordinates: 48°31′5″N 114°1′10″W / 48.51806°N 114.01944°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| MPS | Glacier National Park MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 86003695 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1986[1] |
The Apgar Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of fire lookout posts within the park.[1] The low two-story frame-construction structure with a pyramidal roof was built in 1929.[2] The design originated with the U.S. Forest Service and has been modified and re-used by the Forest Service and the National Park Service in a variety of contexts.[3]
The first lookout at this location was destroyed by fire in 1929, two weeks after its completion. It was immediately replaced with the present structure.[3] The present structure is boarded up and not used.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Apgar Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-14.
- 1 2 Historical Research Associates (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Apgar Fire Lookout" (pdf). National Park Service.
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