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Pokagon State Park was created in 1925. Through fundraising efforts, the citizens of the county purchased the first 580 acres (2.3 km 2 ), much of it farmland, on the shores of Lake James. The county citizens donated this land to the Department of Conservation, State of Indiana, which added two additional parcels the following year, bringing ...
Pokagon State Park, originally named Lake James State Park when it was proposed in 1925, is located by the lake. [65] As of 2003, the park's forest consists of sugar and red maple trees, and has an average density of 155 trees per 1 acre (0.40 ha). The park has its own swamps and marshes - many are spring-fed. [66]
The interpretive center located in Pokagon State Park, Angola, Indiana, contains animals and displays about Pokagon and its surrounding areas. It is staffed by full-time and part-time naturalists. It is staffed by full-time and part-time naturalists.
The Firestone Firehawk 600 was a planned American open-wheel car race scheduled for April 29, 2001 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.The event was sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) and was the third round of the 2001 CART season.
The CCC Shelter, also known as the Combination Shelter, is a historic park shelter located at Pokagon State Park in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana. It is a stone and wood building and was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935/36. Although a low, wide roof gives some protection against rain and snow, the shelter is ...
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 ...
O'Reilly Auto Parts was the title sponsor of this race every single year until 2021. From 2017 to 2020, the race was known as the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300. The race came about from the results of the Ferko lawsuit in 2004.
The original guard house at the end of SR 727, at the entrance to Pokagon State Park. This guard house, like many stone structures at Pokagon, was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Indiana State Road 727 (SR 727) is a very short east–west state highway in Indiana, lying entirely within Steuben County.