Morgan-Monroe State Forest Bryant Creek Lake & Dam – Martinsville IN
Approx. 3-4 acre lake impounded by earth dam at west end. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934.
Location: Morgan-Monroe State Forest - Martinsville IN
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Bryant Creek Shelter House – Martinsville IN
Stone Foundation, gabled roof. Typical of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) national construction on state lands. From 1934.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Bean Blossom Lake – Martinsville IN
Earth dam, now partly destroyed, that until recently impounded a lake originally of 17 acre. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1934 an 1935.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Bean Bloossom Shelter House & Picnic Area – Martinsville IN
Stone foundation, board and batten walls, wood shingles, gabled roof, and stone chimney. Virtually identical to Bryant Creek shelter house. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934.
Central States Forest Experimental Station – Martinsville IN
Concrete foundation, clapboard walls. Gabled roof, asphalt shingles, stone chimney. Carpenters is other skilled workers employed through the Civil Works Administration (CWA) worked on the buildings as well as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The building is now only used… read more
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Cherry Lake Shelter House – Martinsville IN
Limestone and concrete foundation, board and batten walls, gabled rood, wood shingles, and two stone fireplace chimneys. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest CCC Camp – Martinsville IN
Extensive remnants of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, constructed between 1933 and 1938; concrete foundations, roadbeds, ditches, excavations- overgrown and with a more recent pared road bisecting the area. This site encompasses a larger area and more extensive remnants than… read more
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Barn – Martinsville IN
Concrete foundation, board and batten walls, clapboard in gable ends, gabled roof, asphalt shingles. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Custodian House (Asst. Property Manager’s House) – Martinsville IN
Concrete foundation, large stone fireplace chimneys on East, gabled roof, and asphalt shingles. Possibly a remodeling of an earlier building. Garage constructed 1940 by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Scout Ridge Shelter House – Martinsville IN
Concrete foundation, hipped roof, and asphalt shingles. Virtually identical to another shelter on the main forest road. Construction appears later than – on at least a typical of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-built shelter houses.