Avoca State Fish Hatchery Shelter House and Stone Works
Project type: Parks and Recreation, Shelters
Agency: National Youth Administration (NYA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Started: 1935
Completed: 1942
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Description
National Youth Administration (NYA) was stationed at Avoca State Fish Hatchery from 1935 until 1942. The improvements to Avoca State Fish Hatchery was one of the longest NYA projects undertaken in the state. The NYA built a shelter house with limestone walls and a limestone fireplace. Besides the shelter house, they constructed trails which were enhanced with a stone entrance, steps, overlook, and bridge.
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Avoca State Fish Hatchery Shelter House and Stone Works
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory
Project originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 30, 2015.
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