- City:
- Jasonville, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1935
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
An abandoned coal mine drift was used as a “coal exhibit” from 1935 through the 1940s. The park discontinued the exhibit but the remains of the site are still visible from trail 2.
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 13, 2014.
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