Cape Perpetua CCC Shelter, Oregon
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Volcanoguy
N 44° 17.241 W 124° 06.623
10T E 411406 N 4904388
This shelter was constructed by the CCC’s in 1934 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM1513
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2007
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The Cape Perpetua CCC Shelter (also known as West Shelter) was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. The shelter was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. There is a history sign about the construction of the shelter. From the shelter and nearby there is a view of 70 miles of the Oregon Coast and out to sea for 37 miles.
Additional Information added in 2011.
The Overlook Shelter is a 15x20 foot rectangular stone structure with flagstone floor, battered corner pilasters, segmental arched openings a shake roof and a rock parapet. The stone used in the construction was quarried locally at Round Mountain northeast of Yachats.
The main CCC camp for construction in the area was located at Cape Creek near the west of the current Cape Perpetua Visitor Center.
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