Timeline of Rose Island

Timeline of Rose Island. . , Trace the history of Rose Island through time. As time marches on, so does the history of this former resort. As you explore the park, find the reclamation logo and look around to see how nature is slowly reclaiming the land., 1700 , Indian tribes historically known as the Miami, Delaware, and Shawnee were present in Clark County., 1815 , Intensive Euroamerican settlement of Clark Count begins., 1816 , President James Madison gave his approval to make “The Indiana territory” in the “State of Indiana”. 1881 , River traffic on the Ohio River halted when it reaches its lowest level on record: 1 foot, 9 inches. 1886 , Fern Grove was developed as a picnic grounds for church outings., 1923 , Fern Grove became Rose Island Resort and flourished until the Great Depression., 1931 , The Great Depression hit and Rose Island showed an operating loss of $871 or $12,350 in 2010 dollars., 1937 , Flood caused water to be 10 feet above the picnic grounds and destroyed the resort., 1940 , Property becomes part of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant., 1963 , Jefferson County Judge proposed reviving Rose Island as an amusement park, but the cost was prohibitive., 1995 , The former Indiana Army Ammunition Plant became the Charlestown State Park., 2004 , Fourteen Mile Creek Nature Preserve was dedicated., 2011 , Portersville Bridge was relocated from Dubois County, Indiana to its present location over the Fourteen Mile Creek.