Lesley Morrell Line Cabin and Corral

Lesley Morrell Line Cabin and Corral
Nearest city Torrey, Utah
Coordinates 38°29′2″N 111°21′55″W / 38.48389°N 111.36528°W / 38.48389; -111.36528Coordinates: 38°29′2″N 111°21′55″W / 38.48389°N 111.36528°W / 38.48389; -111.36528
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1935
MPS Capitol Reef National Park MPS
NRHP Reference # 99001096[1]
Added to NRHP September 13, 1999

The Leslie Morrell Line Cabin and Corral are located in the Cathedral Valley section of northern Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. The cabin was built in the 1920s on Lake Creek by Paul Christensen at his sawmill as a summer residence for Christensen and his family. Christensen sold the cabin to Leslie H. Morrell around 1935, who took the cabin apart and rebuilt it at its present site for use as a winter camp for cowboys on the Morrell ranch. The use continued until 1970 when the area was sold to the National Park Service. It is one of the best-preserved relics of ranching activities in the park.[2]

The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Brower, Benjamin (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Leslie Morrell Cabin and Corral" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 4 November 2011.


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