LAKE CHELAN 		National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
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High Bridge Ranger Station
Historic District
Management Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND NEED

INTRODUCTION

HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
THREATS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY

INTERPRETATION

PRIORITIZED INTERPRETIVE OBJECTIVES

PRE-CONTACT AND HISTORIC AGE ARCHEOLOGY

PRE-CONTACT AND HISTORIC AGE ARCHEOLOGY MANAGEMENT
PRIORITIZED PRE-CONTACT AND HISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY OBJECTIVES

CIRCULATION SYSTEM

CIRCULATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
PRIORITIZED CIRCULATION SYSTEM OBJECTIVES

BUILDING AND STRUCTURES

High Bridge Ranger Station Residence (NOCA #81, LCS 30134)
High Bridge Ranger Station Shop/Garage (NOCA #82, LCS 30135)
High Bridge Ranger Station Outhouse (NOCA #81a , LCS 30136)
High Bridge Ranger Station Barn (NOCA #83, LCS 30137)
BUILDING AND STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
PRIORITIZED BUILDING AND STRUCTURE OBJECTIVES

ASSOCIATED FEATURES

ASSOCIATED FEATURE MANAGEMENT
PRIORITIZED ASSOCIATED FEATURE OBJECTIVES

FOREST

FOREST MANAGEMENT
PRIORITIZED FOREST MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
PRIORITIZED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ESTIMATED COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AS A FUNCTION OF FIVE YEAR OBJECTIVES

APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS GUIDING MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES
APPENDIX B: LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (1995)
APPENDIX C: SUMMARY OF WIRTTEN AND ORAL COMMENTS REGARDING HIGH BRIDGE HISTORIC DISTRICT ACTIVITIES )(Otak, Inc., 2004)
APPENDIX D: PLANT LIST FOR REVEGETATION OF THE HIGH BRIDGE RANGER STATION HISTORIC DISTRICT
APPENDIX E: SITE CHRONOLOGY OF THE HIGH BRIDGE RANGER STATION HISTORIC DISTRICT (after Hankinson, 2001)
APPENDIX F: TENANT GUIDELINES

TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: High Bridge Ranger Station Historic District.
Figure 2: High Bridge Ranger Station in 1935. The main residence is in the center, the garage/workshop is on the right. Note the pre-1935 unidentified ruins on the left side of the photo.
Figure 3: High Bridge Ranger Station Historic District Boundaries. All buildings and structures are contributing elements to the historic district.
Figure 4: Archeological activity at High Bridge in 2000.
Figure 5: High Bridge Ranger Station Historic District Circulation Pattern
Figure 6: High Bridge Ranger Station Residence
Figure 7: Residence floor plan.
Figure 8: High Bridge Ranger Station Shop/Garage
Figure 9: High Bridge Ranger Station Outhouse
Figure 10: High Bridge Ranger Station Barn
Figure 11: Rock wall and steps associated with the residence.
Figure 12: Poured cement pad for the water system hydraulic ram.
Figure 13: The forest at High Bridge prior to 1930 (Left), in 2003 (Right).
Figure 14: Concentration of people during the luncheon tour.
Figure 15: Sketch map of denuted areas at High Bridge Ranger Station (After Hankinson, 2001). Shaded areas have been denuded.
Figure 16: Soil compaction in the vicinity of the rock wall feature.
Figure 17: Soil compaction and denuded soils.
Figure 18: Erosion and social trail development.
Figure 19: Social trail development in the vicinity of the High Bridge interpretive panel.
Figure 20: High Bridge residence in 1969. Note the delineation of walkways and existing ground cover and grasses.
Figure 21: High Bridge residence in 2000. Note the soil compaction, lack of delineation of walkways, and denudation.
Figure 22: Denudation, soil compaction, and erosion near the NPS Shuttle loading area in 2001.

PREPARED BY:
Chief, Cultural Resources Branch

RECOMMENDED BY:
Chief, Resource Management

APPROVED:
Superintendent

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