- City:
- Lincoln City, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Forestry and Agriculture, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Shelters, Dams, Fire Lookouts, Hatcheries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1942
Description
Lincoln State Park was occupied by three New Deal agencies from 1933-1942. The first agency to occupy Lincoln Park was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC Company 1543 was active in Lincoln State Park from 1933-1934. The CCC laborers planted trees and constructed a fire tower, shelters, and a ranger cabin. After the CCC laborers were relocated in 1935, Federal Emergency Relief Administration laborers arrived and continued to build improvements for the park. FERA workers developed numerous fish rearing ponds. Later the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was stationed at Lincoln Park. WPA workers built hiking trails, a service building, and a gatehouse. Another CCC camp was established at Lincoln State Park from 1940 until 1942. CCC Company 553 constructed a dam and the superintendent’s house.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory People, Parks, and Perceptions: A History and Appreciation of Indiana State Parks by Glory-June GreiffSite originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on August 4, 2014.
At this Location:
- Lincoln State Park: CCC Camp Site - Lincoln City IN
- Lincoln State Park: Superintendent's House - Lincoln City IN
- Lincoln State Park: Ranger's Cabin - Lincoln City IN
- Lincoln State Park: Shelter - Lincoln City IN
- Lincoln State Park: Fire Tower - Lincoln City IN
- Lincoln State Park: Footbridge - Lincoln City IN
- Lincoln State Park: Footbridge 2 - Lincoln City IN
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