McCormick's Creek State Park, CCC Recreation Hall and Nature Museum
Project type: Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Parks and Recreation
Started: 1933
Completed: 1936
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Description
The CCC Recreation Center was used as a library and mess hall. It was abandoned after the CCC camp relocated. The 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 Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Historic Site and Structures Inventory
Project originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on June 21, 2014.
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