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Yellowwood Lake and Dam – Needmore IN

Yellowwood Lake and Dam 237

Yellowwood Lake and Dam 237

Photo: Glory June Greiff/ DNR Survey/Indiana Historic Site and Structures Inventory DNR-DHPA 1995-11-20

Yellowwood Lake and Dam 237

Yellowwood Lake and Dam 237

Project type: Dams, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

This earthen dam, impounding the 133-acre Yellowwood Lake, in Yellowwood State Forest, was completed in 1938 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory;"Potsutial WPA Historic Properties in Indiana." (1988); Outdoor Indiana 5 (Oct 1938) 16, 24.

Project originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeolog on August 19, 2015.

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Location Info

Yellowwood State Forest
Needmore, IN 47448

Coordinates: 39.177358, -86.340664

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