Near North Vernon in Jennings County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Muscatatuck Park
Photographed by Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
1. Muscatatuck Park Marker (side 1)
Hit by a car August 7, 2004 and reinstalled January 2005.
Opened 1921 as Indiana's fourth state park for its natural beauty and recreation potential. Named Vinegar Mills State Park after stone-cutting mill in park. Renamed Muscatatuck State Park 1922. Stone shelters and stairways, fire tower, trails, and retaining walls were built by Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps 1930s.
Nearby home (built 1850) of William Read, owner of stone-cutting mill, was used as an inn by the state park. Quail were raised in park 1953-1962; park was renamed Muscatatuck State Park and Game Farm. State youth camp was started in park 1962. In 1968, park was returned to Jennings County for recreational uses 1968. Walnut Grove Schoolhouse (1913) moved here 1990.
Erected 1999 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Jennings County Parks and Recreation Department. (Marker Number 40.1999.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.
Location. Marker has been reported missing.
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Regionally, this marker was in Southern Indiana. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named Muscatatuck Park (here, next to this marker); Walnut Grove One-room School 1913 (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan's Raid (approx. half a mile away); Vernon Historic District (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Morgan's Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Survey Markers Set (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jonathan Jennings (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jennings County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Vernon.
Also see . . . Muscatatuck Park. (Submitted on August 12, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
2. Side 'Two' - - Muscatatuck Park Marker
Photographed by Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
3. Wide View - - Muscatatuck Park Marker
Photographed by Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
4. Looking North - - Muscatatuck Park Sign
Photographed by Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011
5. Looking South - - Muscatatuck Park Sign -and- Marker
Marker can be seen in the back-ground on the right in this photo.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
6. William Read Home Plaque
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
7. Walnut Grove - One Room School
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
8. Vinegar Mill Stone Cutting Quarry
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
9. Muscatatuck Park Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
10. Muscatatuck Park Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
11. Muscatatuck Park Marker
1850 William Read Home at right.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
12. William Read Home 1850
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
13. Walnut Grove - One Room School
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
14. Vinegar Mill Stone Cutting Quarry
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
15. Vinegar Mill Stone Cutting Quarry Plaque
Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
16. Vinegar Mill Stone Cutting Quarry
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,524 times since then and 261 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 6. submitted on November 27, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 7. submitted on November 29, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 8. submitted on December 10, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 9, 10. submitted on April 15, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 11, 12. submitted on November 27, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 13, 14. submitted on November 29, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 15, 16. submitted on December 10, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
