- City:
- Ferdinand, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1934
Description
Approx. 40-acre lake impounded by earth dam. A combined Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) project. Lake intended in part as water supply for a fish hatchery below the dam. CCC Co. 1513 occupied the camp in the new state forest in May 1934.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory; Outdoor Indiana 1934-1942; Department of Conservation Annual Reports 1934-1942Site originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 15, 2015.
At this Location:
- Ferdinand State Forest Fish Hatchery Service Building & Ponds - Ferdinand IN
- Ferdinand State Forest Barn - Ferdinand IN
- Ferdinand State Forest Manager's Residence - Ferdinand IN
- Ferdinand State Forest Shelter House - Ferdinand IN
- Ferdinand State Forest Fire Tower - Ferdinand IN
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