Pokagon State Park was one of the many parks that was essentially built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Evidence of their hard work still abounds - and is evident right away. The stone-and-wood structures are very distinctive and are easily identified. You're greeted with several right at the entrance of the park. As you stop to be admitted to the park, look around a little at the Gatehouse. The structure to your right is the original gatehouse that was constructed in the mid-1930s.
The current gatehouse, set in the middle of the road, was added in 1988 due to the increase in attendance at the park.
Here is a comparison of the original and present-day gatehouses.
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This listing was created with extensive help from Fred Wooley, Interpretive Naturalist for Pokagon State Park, and columnist for the Herald-Republican newspaper. We thank him for his assistance and copies of his articles, without which we would not have been able to provide these listings.
The additional pictures are a Newspaper write-up of the Gatehouse and its history, and a writeup of the CCC itself, centering around one man who continued to help and work with Pokagon State Park throughout his life.
These articles are posted by permission of the author.