Jackson-Washington State Forest Barn & Sawmill – Brownstown IN

City:
Brownstown, IN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins

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

Started:
1934

Completed:
1934

Description

Originally a lumber shed adjacent, and sawmill building nearby. A long concrete foundation remaining may have been one of these. A 1935 photo shows a building where the foundation is. About 750’ N of the barn is a ruin- a concrete basement of seemingly 1930s vintage. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934.

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory; Outdoor Indiana 1934-1942; Department of Conservation Annual Reports 1933-1942

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

Location Info


Jackson-Washington State Forest
Brownstown, IN 47220
Jackson County

Coordinates: 38.716649, -86.027462

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