“Clark State Forest, located just north of Henryville, Indiana in the United States, is Indiana’s oldest state forest, formed in 1903 as a forest research facility and a nursery and later expanded by the Works Progress Administration. Originally 2,028 acres (8 km²)… read more
Similar to extant Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-built bonus on other state forest properties, especially the one of Pike State Forest. Constructed by the CCC in 1935.
Excellent example of recreational development in a state forest constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 in 1934.
Some of these buildings may pre-date the New Deal, but between 1933 and 1939, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) engaged in considerable lumber milling activity while encamped here, and weekly built some of the sheds, at least (They built lumber… read more
Stone walls, wood proches. Clark State Forest is one oldest, established in 1903. This building, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935, probably replaced the old administration building constructed in 1905 at this site.
Only the 2 sandstone chimneys survive what had became a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-built shelter house in 1935. 1 stone floor appears to be completely rebuilt. Nearby one … of 2 stone and timber picnic tables, another site has a… read more
School foundation, from 1934, remounts in a celery now adjacent to I-65. On one consorts foundation a more rebuilt picnic shelter has been erected (Gabbled, open-sited). Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 OCCUPIED CAMP S-51 in May 1933, along with… read more
7-acre Lake impounded by Earth Dam with concrete overflow outlet. Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935.
Earth Dam impounding 13-Acre Lake. Early services (Outdoor Indiana 1934-1935) refer to Lake as “Frankey.” Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 constructed it in 1934.
Earth Dam impounding 2.5-acre lake. Small concrete spillway roughly centered in Dam. Similar to known Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)-constructed dams, but records are sparse and conflicting. Possibly pre-New Deal.
2-acre “lake” impounded by Earth Dam (N-S) with small concrete spillway. Small frame square building with hipped roof, presumably preprocess, SW of spillway. Small open picnic shelter with hipped roof, NE of dam (may be of Lake Vintage). Similar to… read more
Earth Dam impounding 18-acre lake. Small frame gabled structure below dam at spillway outlet. Constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 513 in 1934.