Kirk's Cabin Complex

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Kirk's Cabin Complex
Kirk's Cabin UT NPS.jpg
Kirk's Cabin Complex is located in Utah
Kirk's Cabin Complex
LocationCanyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Nearest cityMoab, Utah
Coordinates37°59′16″N 109°44′27″W / 37.98778°N 109.74083°W / 37.98778; -109.74083Coordinates: 37°59′16″N 109°44′27″W / 37.98778°N 109.74083°W / 37.98778; -109.74083
Built1889
ArchitectKirk, Lee
MPSCanyonlands National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.88001252
Added to NRHPOctober 07, 1988[1]

The Kirk's Cabin Complex was built by homesteader Rensselaer Lee Kirk circa 1890 in what would become Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Kirk was a small rancher who built a log cabin and two corrals at the location, but was unable to make a living there and abandoned the ranch after a few years. Since that time the location was used by cowboys whose herds were grazing in the area, until the late 1960s when the national park was established.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ S. Mehls (28 Apr 1986). "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Kirk's Cabin" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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