ISBN: 9780253025197
Editorial: Quarry Books
Autor: Strange, Nathan D.
Año de edición: 2018
N° Paginas: 272
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Review""In all, this book is a handy one-volume reference for both the occasional park visitor and the devotee of Indiana's varied state parks."" (Daily Journal)Whether you are looking for a weekend hike in the woods, a family outing, or great locations to study the local flora and fauna, Indiana state parks provide something for everyone. Visiting all 25 state parks in Indiana, Nathan Strange and Matt Williams profile and photograph the features that make Indiana parks beautiful and unique. Each park profile includes an engaging history of the park's origins and interviews with dedicated staff members about their favorite landscapes, wildlife, and adventures available in each park. This complete guidebook also offers extensive descriptions of the best park trails, along with the authors' hiking experiences, helpful maps, and directions. Featuring 109 exquisite full-color photographs and inside facts, The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks is a must-have for every Hoosier and visitor to the state.About the AuthorNathan D. Strange is a writer, naturalist, and author of A Guide to the Knobstone Trail.Matt Williams has worked for the Nature Conservancy for the past 16 years and is a specialist in prescribed fire and endangered species management. He is author and photographer of Indiana State Parks: A Centennial Celebration.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The Complete Guide To Indiana State ParksBy Nathan D. Strange, Matt Williams Indiana University PressCopyright © 2018 Nathan StrangeAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-0-253-02519-7ContentsPreface, ix,Introduction, xiii,1 | McCormick's Creek State Park, 2,2 | Turkey Run State Park, 12,3 | Clifty Falls State Park, 26,4 | Indiana Dunes State Park, 36,5 | Pokagon State Park, 46,6 | Spring Mill State Park, 57,7 | Shakamak State Park, 69,8 | Brown County State Park, 78,9 | Mounds State Park, 89,10 | Lincoln State Park, 98,11 | Tippecanoe River State Park, 107,12 | Versailles State Park, 115,13 | Shades State Park, 124,14 | Whitewater Memorial State Park, 135,15 | Chain O' Lakes State Park, 141,16 | Ouabache State Park, 149,17 | Harmonie State Park, 156,18 | Potato Creek State Park, 166,19 | Summit Lake State Park, 178,20 | Falls of the Ohio State Park, 184,21 | Charlestown State Park, 190,22 | Fort Harrison State Park, 198,23 | O'Bannon Woods State Park, 209,24 | Prophetstown State Park, 218,CHAPTER 1McCormick's Creek State ParkEstablished 1916 — 1,961 acres 250 McCormick's Creek Park Road Spencer, IN 47460 (812) 829-2235 39.294444, -86.727778The region was at one time settled by Miami, Delaware, Potawatomi, and Eel River Indians who are thought to have hunted and made camps along the White River and McCormick's Creek. During the era of European settlement, the land was first acquired by John McCormick on September 20, 1816. McCormick never visited the land, but his two sons Thomas and Hudson operated mills on the creek, and his daughter Nancy, with her husband Jesse Peden, raised livestock and chickens, had a vegetable garden, and farmed hundreds of acres of wheat. In order to keep milk, butter, and eggs from spoiling, a springhouse was constructed, using old-fashioned ingenuity and the local geology to keep the building cold. Using the cold water from a spring, milk cans were placed in a trough to keep cool while butter and eggs were placed on shelves around the building.When Jesse and Nancy's son Tom took over the farm, he constructed a large barn after the farm's original log barn burned down in 1857. The new barn, of massive proportion, was set on top of gigantic limestone pillars assembled by a stonemason from England. Large hickory timbers, 64 feet long, stretched the length of the pillars. As years passed, the land became a patchwork of smaller farms and properties, leaving barns and a schoolhouse to decay. Artemus Pratt's five-room home once stood where the Beech Grove Shelter curr
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