Pokagon State Park: Group Camp - Angola IN

: Pokagon State Park Group Camp

Project type: Campgrounds and Cabins, Parks and Recreation

Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Started: 1934

Completed: 1939

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Description

CCC laborers worked on Pokagon’s group camp from 1934-1937. The group camp consists of 13 identical small cabins. The group camp is an excellent example of state park recreational development during the New Deal.

: Pokagon State Park Group Camp
Source: DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory

Pokagon State Park Group Camp
Photo: Surveyor: Glory-June Greiff © DNR-DHPA 7/17/90

Pokagon State Park Group Camp

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory

Project originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on July 11, 2014.

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Location Info

450 Lane 100 Lake James
Angola, IN 46703

Coordinates: 41.714939, -85.03418

Pokagon State Park: Group Camp – Angola IN

Pokagon State Park Group Camp