Date added: August 14, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The WPA laborers completed two group camps by 1938, known as Camp Tepicon and Camp Pottawattomie. The camps were immediately occupied by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Today, the surviving group camp is known as Potawatomi. Potawatomi is a functional group… read more
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The CCC laborers completed three overnight cabins in 1938. Two of the three cabins remain today. A photograph of cabin 2 was in the 1938 National Park Service Publication, Park and Recreation Structures. The style of the overnight cabins is… read more
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The Spring Mill Inn, completed in 1939, was the only new park hotel built during the New Deal years, and the extent of the WPA’s involvement with this project, if any, remains unclear. Records indicate CCC laborers contributed to building… read more
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
CCC laborers completed Spring Mill Bridge in 1935. The triple arch stone bridge was beautifully designed and is classified as a Parks Rustic. The bridge crosses the west end of Spring Mill Lake.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The CCC laborers completed the Spring Mill Lake in 1937. The CCC workers also built a dam. The dam has remained in use and is unaltered.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The Sycamore Shelter was completed by CCC laborers in 1935.The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
These restrooms were completed by CCC laborers in 1934. The style of the structure is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The Butternut Grove Shelter was completed in 1934 by CCC laborers. The shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The refreshment stand was completed by CCC laborers in 1934.The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The souvenir stand was completed by CCC laborers in 1940. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The Donaldson Shelter was completed by CCC laborers in 1934. In 1940 the shelter was moved and remodeled by CCC laborers. The CCC workers added fireplaces and a comfort station. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The service building was completed by CCC laborers in 1940. The style of the shelter is classified as Parks Rustic.
Date added: July 11, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
Using a variety of native materials, the CCC built gatehouses designed to appeal to the eye and draw in visitors with hints of the delights of nature within the park. The gatehouse at Spring Mill State Park was completed by… read more
Date added: August 13, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) started construction on a new lake. Lake Jason, now known as Lake Lenope, was completed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937.
Date added: August 13, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
The dams were completed by Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) in 1937.