Muscatatuck Park

Muscatatuck Park (HMUV1)

Location: North Vernon, IN 47265 Jennings County
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N 38° 59.413', W 85° 37.015'

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Opened 1921 as Indiana's fourth state park for its natural beauty and recreation potential. Named Vinegar Mills State Park after stone-cutting mill in park. Renamed Muscatatuck State Park 1922. Stone shelters and stairways, fire tower, trails, and retaining walls were built by Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps 1930s.
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Nearby home (built 1850) of William Read, owner of stone-cutting mill, was used as an inn by the state park. Quail were raised in park 1953-1962; park was renamed Muscatatuck State Park and Game Farm. State youth camp was started in park 1962. In 1968, park was returned to Jennings County for recreational uses 1968. Walnut Grove Schoolhouse (1913) moved here 1990.
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HM NumberHMUV1
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series.
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Marker Number40.1999.1
Year Placed1999
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Jennings County Parks and Recreation Department
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 3:28am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 619782 N 4316600
Decimal Degrees38.99021667, -85.61691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 59.413', W 85° 37.015'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 59' 24.78" N, 85° 37' 0.90" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 335 N Sr 3, North Vernon IN 47265, US
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