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Brown County State Park Added to the National Register
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15 South Van Buren Street 812-988-4554 www. nashvillehousebc. com
EST 1927 courtesy DNR
Brown County State Park’ s recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places makes it the state’ s largest historic district.
Listing as a historic district recognizes an area that has a high degree of historical integrity in its buildings, structures, and landscapes. To be eligible, a district is required to have been associated with events, developments, or people that were important in the history of the state or country. In addition, districts on the National Register must be at least 50 years old and look much the way they did in the past.
The state park first opened in 1929. In the park’ s early years, with growing interest from the public, several facilities were developed, including Abe Martin Lodge and overnight cabins. A large portion of the facilities work done shortly thereafter came via the Civilian Conservation Corps( CCC), whose members built many of the other existing buildings, shelters, roads, vistas, trails, and Ogle Lake, as well as the west lookout tower.
CCC Veterans Company 1557 started its work in the park in 1934, planting forests of trees to help address the severe erosion on hillsides that had been cleared by settlers for timber years before the land was acquired by the state.
Now, with nearly 16,000 acres, Brown County State Park is the largest state park in Indiana and one of the most popular.
Researchers for the nomination documented nearly 70 buildings, sites, and structures that contribute to the park’ s historical significance. •
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