Jackson-Washington State Forest Pond (Cypress Pond) – Brownstown IN

City:
Brownstown, IN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds

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

Started:
1935

Completed:
1935

Description

Impounded nearly circle pond of approx. ¾ acre. Overflow outlet at Southeast. Intended to display aquatic plantings cypress trees line the far edge on the north and west. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935.

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory; Outdoor Indiana 4 (July 1937), 8-9

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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