• Tippecanoe River State Park - Winamac IN
    The area, known as Winamac Recreational Demonstration Area, was originally in the hands of the federal government. The WPA built improvements on the park between 1935 and 1942. The WPA recruited local men to improve Tippecanoe River State Park. The men initially built roads and reforested the area. The WPA constructed two group camps, a firetower, shelter houses, a gatehouse, and more. In 1943 the federal government turned the property over to Indiana to be used as a state park.
  • Tippecanoe River State Park: Camp Potawatomi - Winamac IN
    The WPA laborers completed two group camps by 1938, known as Camp Tepicon and Camp Pottawattomie. The camps were immediately occupied by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Today, the surviving group camp is known as Potawatomi. Potawatomi is a functional group camp with 43 buildings. The camp consists of rest rooms, activity cabins, sleeping cabins, a mess hall, a wash house, and more.
  • Tippecanoe River State Park: Camp Tepicon Dining Hall - Winamac IN
    The building is a remnant of Camp Tepicon, a group camp constructed by WPA laborers. The dining hall is still in use and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Tippecanoe River State Park: Entrance and Gatehouse - Winamac IN
    Using a variety of native materials, the CCC built gatehouses designed to appeal to the eye and draw in visitors with hints of the delights of nature within the park. The gate house retains its orginal limestone facade, wood clapboard, and metal casement windows. Tippecanoe River State Park gatehouse was completed by WPA laborers between 1935-42. The style of the gatehouse is classified as parks rustic.
  • Tippecanoe River State Park: Firetower - Winamac IN
    The WPA constructed firetowers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The firetower at Tippecanoe River State Park was completed in 1940 by WPA laborers. The firetower stands around 90' tall.
  • Tippecanoe River State Park: Oven Shelter - Winamac IN
    The oven shelter is largely unknown to the public. The shelter contains a stone fireplace. The oven shelter is classified as parks rustic.
  • Tippecanoe River State Park: Shelter House - Winamac IN
    The shelter was completed by WPA labores in 1936. The L-shaped shelter was constructed out of local stone. The WPA also completed a comfort nearby the shelter. The comfort station is unaltered besides the handicapped access ramps that were added on the east side. The buildings are classified as parks rustic.