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Turkey Run State Park, Indiana's second state park, is in Parke County in the west-central part of the state along State Road 47, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of U.S. 41.. The first parcel of land was purchased for $40,200 in 1916, when Indiana's state park system was established during the state's centennial anniversary of its statehood.
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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 ...
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OH 200 at Indiana–Ohio state line 1931: 1932 Became part of US 36: SR 201: 1.237: 1.991 Ouabache State Park: SR 124 near Bluffton — — SR 202 — — US 231 in Crown Point: SR 53 in Crown Point 1926: 1975 SR 203: 13.526: 21.768 SR 362 near Nabb: SR 256 east of Austin — — SR 205: 32.143: 51.729 SR 5 near South Whitley
Turkey Run State Park is located in northern Parke County. It was set aside as one of Indiana's first state parks and consists of 2,382 acres (964 ha) of land. [ 19 ] The county also contains a portion of Shades State Park , a 3,082-acre (1,247 ha) park about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Turkey Run; the majority of Shades is located in ...
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