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Artography by Amy Dawn Whitlock

  1. Indiana

Shakamak State Park in 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. It has been a place for me to roam since I was a small child. It is located at 6265 W. State Road 48, Jasonville, IN 47438. #wanderingnursewhitlock
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  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 18, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured May 2, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 18, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured July 3, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured June 13, 2020

  • Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Shakamak State Park in Jasonville Indiana

    Captured May 2, 2020

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