Wapiti Ranger Station

The Wapiti Ranger Station is a facility of the United States Forest Service and is considered the oldest ranger station in the United States. The station is located in the Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming and has been used continuously since its construction in 1903. She was the first ranger station of the Forest Service, which was built with federal funds. It was built with native forest wood and still has the same regular building structure. In 2005, some improvements such as the replacement of rotten wood, made.

The Wapiti Ranger Station is classified as a National Historic Landmark on May 23, 1963, recorded on October 15, 1966 to the National Register of Historic Places.

The station is located 48 km west of Cody on U.S. Route 14/16/20, between Cody and the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park.

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