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Great American Outdoors Act Funding Preserves Historic Cabin At Jewel Cave National Monument

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December 16, 2024

Employees working on new log ridge caps for the historic ranger cabin / NPS

 
The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund has made it possible to complete essential repairs to the roof and gutter system of the Historic Cabin in the Historic Area at Jewel Cave National Monument in South Dakota. Built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, this nearly 100-year-old cabin originally served as a ranger station and residence. Preserving this cabin is key to sharing the early history of Jewel Cave and keeping its stories alive for future generations.
 
The work was performed by a GAOA funded Maintenance Action Team (MAT) composed of skilled craftspeople from the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC). The Jewel Cave National Monument Facilities Division also provided additional assistance for the team. The scope of work for the cabin included removal of existing shakes and underlayment, installation of new underlayment and cedar shakes, replacement of ponderosa pine ridge cap logs and the inspection and maintenance of copper gutters.
 
The crew completed this strenuous work even with a variety of weather conditions, ranging from 60 degrees and partly sunny to 37 degrees with rain and snow.
 
According to Facilities Manager Dave Tashner “…their persistence and dedication was deeply appreciated. The crew's quality of work is excellent and deserves to be recognized. We couldn't have completed this project without the HPTC MAT crew.”
 
HPTC recruits, trains, and employs people in traditional historic restoration and preservation techniques and trades. Several geographically based MATs travel to national parks to train and work alongside park staff to complete small, but critical, maintenance rehabilitation and repair projects on historic structures. MATs enable the National Park Service to complete projects that require knowledge and competency in traditional trades in a consistent and cost-effective manner.

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