- City:
- Jasonville, IN
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, Stadiums, Amphitheaters and Bandshells, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Lakes and Ponds, Hatcheries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1942
Description
Shakamak is an attractive site today, but in 1930 when it opened as a state park, much of the parcel was a wasteland of abandoned strip mines. Shakamak State Park entered a new phase of development during the Great Depression. In the winter of 1933-34, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) employed hundreds of local men to build trails, shelters, and a new lake. The dam was completed by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) which also constructed fish ponds and pens for exotic animals. In 1937, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) finished the projects. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed many of the buildings that are around today. CCC workers created shelters, cabins, a saddle barns, amphitheater, and more.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory National Register: New Deal Resources in Indiana State ParksSite originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on August 13, 2014.
At this Location:
- Shakamak State Park: Service Building - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Oven Shelter - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park, West Shelter - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Family Cabins - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Maintenance Shed - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Coal Exhibit - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Amphitheater - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Beach Shelter - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Beach Pavilion - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Dams - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Lake Lenope - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Gatehouse - Jasonville IN
- Shakamak State Park: Saddle Barn - Jasonville IN
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