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Pokagon State Park is an Indiana state park in the northeastern part of the state, near the village of Fremont and 5 miles (8 km) north of Angola. It was named for the 19th-century Potawatomi chief, Leopold Pokagon , and his widely known son, Simon Pokagon , at Richard Lieber 's suggestion.
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.
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 ...
Richard Lieber was instrumental in the foundation of the Indiana State Park system. 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 ...
Goll, John. Indiana State Parks: A Guide to Hoosier Parks, Reservoirs and Recreation Areas for Campers, Hikers, Anglers, Boaters, Hunters, Nature Lovers, Skiers and Family Vacationers. United States: Glovebox Guidebooks of America, 1995. ISBN 1-881139-12-3.
The park is home to four hiking trails and serves as a trailhead for the 80-mile (130 km) Knobstone Trail which is the longest hiking trail in Indiana. [2] [5] Trail 1 is a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) "easy trail." It begins near the campground and ends at the old playground.
In 1914 the Neal-Simpson Hospital merged with a then newly forming hospital to found Indiana Hospital, which became Indiana Regional Medical Center. It is one of the eighteen member hospitals [ 1 ] of the Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance that was established to provide community-based health care via independent community hospitals.
Bulletin Number 15. VIII (8 (August)). Chicago. OCLC 10798007. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks and Reservoirs (2008). "Pokagon State Park" (PDF). Interpretative Master Plan. Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana University School of Public & Environmental Affairs (2005).