The West Shelter sits at the 800-foot level on the west edge of Cape Perpetua and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The cape was originally named Halaqaik by the Alsea people who inhabited the area for thousands of […]
Now popular with tourists, West Shelter was built by CCC workers in 1933 and used as WWII observation post
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