Shakamak State Park
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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The Nature Center on the west side of the lake
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| Location | Clay, Greene, and Sullivan counties, Indiana, United States |
| Nearest city | Jasonville, Indiana |
| Area | 1,766 acres (7.15 km2) |
| Established | 1929 |
| Governing body | Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
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Shakamak State Park Historic District
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| Nearest city | Jasonville, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°10′12″N 87°14′24″W / 39.17000°N 87.24000°WCoordinates: 39°10′12″N 87°14′24″W / 39.17000°N 87.24000°W |
| Area | 685 acres (277 ha) |
| Built by | CCC; WPA |
| Architectural style | Park Rustic |
| MPS | New Deal Resources on Indiana State Lands MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000199 |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2000 |
http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2969.htm
Shakamak State Park is a state park in Indiana, United States. It is located 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Shakamak's main attraction is its excellent fishing. Shakamak has several outdoor recreational activities such as swimming, hiking, paddle boating, row boating, camping, fishing. The park offers rentals for cabins and campsites and is located just 3 miles (4.8 km) from Jasonville, Indiana
Shakamak State Park was dedicated on September 3, 1928.
The land was donated for a state park from the counties of Clay, Greene and Sullivan. The name "Shakamak" was chosen by the park's founders. The word is said to mean "river of the long fish" in the language of either the Delaware (Lenape) or Kickapoo Indians, and was said to be used by them to describe the nearby Eel River. The park founders simply adopted the name for the park long after any Delaware departed the area—well over 100 years before in 1819.
The first lake of Shakamak Park was created by the stopping up of a 5-foot (1.5 m) sewer and additional lakes were added in following years (30 years later in the case of Lake Kickapoo). There were no lakes in the area prior to that time. It was purposely stocked with bass by Richard Lieber in May 1930, starting the park's fame for fishing in July 1932 after sufficient time had passed for the original bass to reproduce enough to populate the lake. Further development of the park also occurred with the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). CCC Company 522 was located in the park from 1933 until 1942.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as a national historic district.
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