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Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Skwentna Crossing Shelter Cabin, Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

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Iditarod Trail Shelter Cabins, Skwentna Crossing Shelter Cabin, Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

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Significance: Located at Mile 218 on the Sweard-Iditarod-Nome Trail, the Skwentna Crossing Shelter Cabin replaced Joe McElroy and Jack Rimmer's roadhouse which was destroyed by fire ca. 1925. The Alaska Road Commission had this standard size (12' x 14') log structure built around 1930.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4
Survey number: HABS AK-5-A

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1925
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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