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Title |
Alta Ranger Station 1899-1999 Poster |
Object Name |
Poster |
Catalog Number |
2014.041.003 |
Description |
Alta Ranger Station 1899-1999 Poster >> Wood framed poster covered with glass. Presented to the Freeman's by the Bitterroot RC&D (hired to managed the financial aspects of the reunion) >> Text block center bottom: Jim & Ruth, In appreciation for all your work in making the Forest Service Reunion 2000 successful >> Poster contains text and a photograph of the Alta Ranger Station building >> Poster Text: "The Alta Ranger Station, celebrating its centennial this year, is the oldest Montana building constructed by a federal land management agency. In the spring of 1899, Forest Reserve rangers Nathaniel E. (Than) Wilkerson and Henry C. (Hank) Tuttle built Alta Ranger Station near the confluence of Hughes Creek and the West Fork of the Bitterroot River in Ravalli County. The rangers used their own money to buy hinges, nails, window glass, and a U.S. flag, making 100-mile round-trip to Grantsdale (south of Hamilton) to purchase materials. They cut, peeled, and hewed the logs for the single-room cabin and covered the roof with bark and dirt. The building was dedicated and the flag raised on July 4, 1899. In 1905, the Forest Reserves were transferred to the newly created U.S. Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture. The Reserves were reorganized as National Forests in 1907-1908." Photographed |
Date |
2000 |
Year Range from |
2000 |
Year Range to |
2000 |
Dimensions |
H-22.3 W-27.25 inches |
Material |
Wood/Glass/Paper |
Subjects |
Bitterroot Forest Reserves Bitterroot NF Alta Ranger Station |
Search Terms |
Forest Reserves Buildings |
Catalog date |
2014-10-23 |
Collection |
Freeman, James and Ruth |