Frances Slocum State Forest Picnic Area Shelter House – Peru IN

City:
Peru, IN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Shelters

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

Started:
1939

Completed:
1939

Description

Stone and concrete foundation, stone and timber walls, hipped roof, and asphalt shingles. Constructed in 1939 by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 589 (encamped at Salamonie River State Forest) on bluff alone Mississinewa River – now overlooking Mississinewa Reservoir (constructed by Army Corps in 1960s).Frances Slocum State Forest Picnic Area Shelter House

Source notes

Site originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 10, 2015.

Location Info


Frances Slocum Picnic Area, Mississinewa SRA, Rr1, Box 194
Peru, IN 46970
Wabash County

Coordinates: 40.753653, -86.068881

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