- City:
- Spencer, IN
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Museums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1936
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Recreation Center was used as a library and mess hall. It was abandoned after the CCC camp relocated. Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers remodeled the building and created a nature museum. The nature museum opened up to the public in 1936.
Source notes
People, Parks, and Perceptions: A History and Appreciation of Indiana State Parks by Glory-June Greiff, DNR survey report of McCormick's Creek State ParkSite originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 22, 2015.
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- McCormick's Creek State Maple Grove Shelter - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park: Gatehouse - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park Friendly Shelter Fountain - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Creekside Shelter - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park: Friendly Shelter - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park Family Cabins - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Redbud Restroom - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park: Family Cabins - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park Beech Grove Shelter - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park Recreation Center / Nature Museum - Spencer IN
- McCormick's Creek State Park: Shelters - Spencer IN
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