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McCormick's Creek Falls in 1917. The park was named after the area's first settler, John McCormick, who settled on 100 acres (0.40 km 2) there in 1816, along the canyon by the waterfalls. Up to that time, the land had been hunted by Miami Indians. McCormick's Creek Falls is the main attraction at McCormick's Creek State Park.
A naturalist program for Indiana state parks started in 1927, with Clifty Falls being one of the first four parks to implement the program. [2] The park features Clifty Creek, Little Clifty Creek, and a canyon in which the sun only shines during midday. It has many acclaimed nature trails, especially those that go near Clifty Falls.
Richard Lieber was instrumental in the foundation of the Indiana State Park system. The first state park in Indiana was McCormick's Creek State Park, in Owen County in 1916, followed in the same year by Turkey Run State Park in Parke County. The number of state parks rose steadily in the 1920s, mostly by donations of land from local authorities ...
This category contains canyons in the U.S. state of Indiana. Pages in category "Canyons and gorges of Indiana" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The only example of a Shumard's red oak-pin oak-hickory dominated stand of lowland mixed forest of any size in Indiana. Marengo Cave: 1984: Marengo: Crawford: Private One of only four show caves in Indiana, public tours of the cave have been given since 1883.
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Goll, John. Indiana State Parks: A Guide to Hoosier Parks, Reservoirs and Recreation Areas for Campers, Hikers, Anglers, Boaters, Hunters, Nature Lovers, Skiers and Family Vacationers. United States: Glovebox Guidebooks of America, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-12-3.
Portland Arch Nature Preserve is a 435-acre (1.76 km 2) nature preserve near the Wabash River in Fountain County, Indiana, US, and is a National Natural Landmark.The preserve encompasses the wooded valleys, ravines and rocky cliffs around the lowest section of Bear Creek, which flows northwest toward the Wabash River.