The Moran Bay Patrol Cabin was built by the

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about 1932. The log structure was located in the northern backcountry of

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, and was built to a standard design for such structures, in the

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style, but for the

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, which administered much of the area prior to the expansion of the park in 1943. The Upper Granite Canyon Patrol Cabin is similar. The cabin was a day's hike from the

Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin was designed and built by the U.S. Forest Service in the 1920s. The cabin is located northwest of Leigh Lake in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The cabin was built to a standardized design, s ...

to the south and the Colter Canyon cabin to the north. Located in a remote portion of the park, the cabin was used for winter ranger patrols. The one story cabin was built on a stone foundation. The log walls were saddle-notched at the corners. The roof was sheathed with cedar shingles and had exposed log

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structure on the interior, which is a single room. The site features a view of

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's Moran Bay, and is at present usually accessed by boat from the lake. The cabin was reconstructed in 1995, and destroyed in a forest fire in 2000. The Moran Bay Patrol Cabin was listed on the

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on August 25, 1998

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Moran Bay Patrol Cabin
at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
''The Northern Backcountry Patrol Cabins of Grand Teton National Park''
Iowa State University Buildings and structures in Grand Teton National Park Log cabins in the United States Civilian Conservation Corps in Wyoming Rustic architecture in Wyoming National Park Service ranger stations United States Forest Service ranger stations National Register of Historic Places in Grand Teton National Park Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming 1930s establishments in Wyoming {{Wyoming-NRHP-stub

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