Clark State Forest: Oak Lake – Henryville IN

City:
Henryville, IN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Description

Earth Dam impounding 2.5-acre lake. Small concrete spillway roughly centered in Dam. Similar to known Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-constructed dams, but records are sparse and conflicting. Possibly pre-New Deal.

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory; Outdoor Indiana 1934-1942; Department of Conservation Annual Reports 1919-1940; State Board of Forestry Annual Report 1903-1917

Site originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 17, 2015.

Location Info


Clark State Forest
Henryville, IN 47126
Clark County

Coordinates: 38.556196, -85.769676

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