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  2. List of Indiana state parks - Wikipedia

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    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 to the state government. Of the initial twelve parks, only Muscatatuck State Park ...

  3. Template:State parks of Indiana map - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 18:39 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply.

  4. List of protected areas of Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Deam Lake State Recreation Area; Ferdinand State Forest - 7,789.9 acres (10 km 2) Frances Slocum State Forest; Greene–Sullivan State Forest – 9,048.8 acres (1.3 km 2); Athens County; Harrison–Crawford State Forest – 24,322.7 acres (5 km 2) Jackson–Washington State Forest - 18,416.2 acres (38 km 2) Martin State Forest - 7,863.6 acres ...

  5. List of National Natural Landmarks in Indiana - Wikipedia

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    State Located in Spring Mill State Park. A stream flows from a cave through the bottom of a gorge. Dunes Nature Preserve: 1974: Porter: Porter: State A part of Indiana Dunes State Park. Inter-dunal wetlands and blowouts along Lake Michigan: Fern Cliff Nature Preserve

  6. Richard Lieber - Wikipedia

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    Richard Lieber (September 5, 1869 – April 15, 1944) was a German-American businessman who became the father of the Indiana state parks system. At his death, he could be considered the most powerful spokesman in the United States for the conservation of natural resources.

  7. Lusk Home and Mill Site - Wikipedia

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    The Lusk parcel was the first land obtained for Turkey Run State Park. The Lusk Coal Mine. The Lusk Home is open for tours during the summer. [2] There is a fee for parking vehicles within the state park. Visitors pay an entrance fee at the main gate of the park, then hike or drive to the Lusk Home. The coal mine is a bat habitat today. [3]

  8. Spring Mill State Park - Wikipedia

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    The area, 295 acres (1.19 km 2) total, was purchased for the state park from a cement company for a single dollar. [3] Constant flowing water allowed watermills to be erected anywhere. Restoration of the village was spearheaded by Richard Lieber and E.Y. Guernsey (employed by Indiana's Department of Conservation) in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

  9. Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    State: Indiana: County: Lawrence: Township: Perry: Elevation [1] 637 ft (194 m) ... It was named after Spring Creek. [4] Grace Baptist Church at the center of the ...