Pokagon State Park: Old CCC Camp SP 7 - Angola IN

: Pokagon State Park, Site of CCC Camp SP.7

Project type: CCC Camps, Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation

Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Started: 1933

Completed: 1942

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Description

Camp 556 consisted of officers quarters, barracks, recreational hall, bath house, mess hall, and more. There are various foundations that remain at the camp location. The site is marked by a CCC Camp plaque.

: Pokagon State Park CCC Camp

Pokagon State Park CCC Camp
Photo: Gray Brechin © Creative Commons 2016

Pokagon State Park CCC 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: 41.703081, -85.029931

One comment on “Pokagon State Park: Old CCC Camp SP 7 – Angola IN”

Ray Woodcock September 18, 2018

Would you happen to know the exact location of the CCC camp at Pokagon?

Thanks!

Pokagon State Park, Site of CCC Camp SP.7

Pokagon State Park, Site of CCC Camp SP.7

Pokagon State Park, Site of CCC Camp SP.7

Pokagon State Park, Site of CCC Camp SP.7

Description

Pokagon State Park CCC Camp

Pokagon State Park CCC Camp

Pokagon State Park CCC Camp

Source notes

Location Info

One comment on “Pokagon State Park: Old CCC Camp SP 7 – Angola IN”

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