Admiralty Cove Shelter – Admiralty Island AK

City:
Admiralty Island, Juneau, Tongass National Forest, AK

Site Type:
CCC Camps, Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Campgrounds and Cabins

New Deal Agencies:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1933

Completed:
1937

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers built a shelter at Admiralty Cove as part of the Admiralty Island Canoe Route, created from 1933 to 1937. This route included shelters, portages, dams, cabins, boathouses, and skiffs and was part of a program to enhance recreational opportunities in Alaska.

The CCC structure serves as a boat shelter today and is located on the site of the Admiralty Cove Cabin.

 

 

Source notes

Admiralty Cove Cabin, https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tongass/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=78624&actid=101

National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for Admiralty Island Civilian Conservation Corps Canoe Route, 1933 - 1937,  https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/oha/publications/ccccanoeroute.pdf

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on May 26, 2017.

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One comment on “Admiralty Cove Shelter – Admiralty Island AK

  1. Even though it was always marked as “cabin” at the trailhead on Thayer Lake to Distin trail, it was in fact a “boat shelter”.
    Using common log cabin design, it was about 6’X11′ long and 5′ high.
    The roof was made of several logs laid side by side,
    Each one was notched to shed rain such as in clay-tile roof design. This boat shelter housed 1 square bow Jon boat.

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  1. Even though it was always marked as “cabin” at the trailhead on Thayer Lake to Distin trail, it was in fact a “boat shelter”.
    Using common log cabin design, it was about 6’X11′ long and 5′ high.
    The roof was made of several logs laid side by side,
    Each one was notched to shed rain such as in clay-tile roof design. This boat shelter housed 1 square bow Jon boat.

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