- City:
- Martinsville, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1934
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
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 occasionally.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory; Outdoor Indiana 1934-1945; Department of Conservation Annual Reports 1932-1942; Ben Hubbard, Division of Forestry.Site originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 9, 2015.
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- Morgan-Monroe State Forest Cherry Lake Shelter House - Martinsville IN
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest CCC Camp - Martinsville IN
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest Barn - Martinsville IN
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest Custodian House (Asst. Property Manager's House) - Martinsville IN
- Morgan-Monroe State Forest Scout Ridge Shelter House - Martinsville IN
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Thomas Snead
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My father, Joseph Snead, came from Kentucky given a new pickup truck and told to go to Martinsville to set up a CCC camp. I have some pictures that I will post.