Ouabache State Park

Ouabache State Park
Ouabache State Park
	Oblique air photo of Ouabache State Park in September 2018
	Location of Ouabache State Park in Indiana
Location	Wells County, Indiana, USA
Nearest city	Bluffton, Indiana
Coordinates	40°43′12″N 85°6′36″W / 40.72000°N 85.11000°WCoordinates: 40°43′12″N 85°6′36″W / 40.72000°N 85.11000°W
Area	1,104 acres (447 ha)
Established	1962
Visitors	199,822 (in 2018–2019)
Governing body	Indiana Department of Natural Resources
	www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2975.htm

Ouabache [oʊ'bɑːtʃi] (a French transcription of the Miami Indian word for the river, waapaahšiiki, meaning "it shines white", "pure white", or "water over white stones") is a state park in Indiana. It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Fort Wayne, Indiana near Bluffton, Indiana. It was originally the Wells County State Forest and Game Preserve, formed in the early 1930s. In 1962. it became the Ouabache State Recreation Area, before finally achieving state park status in 1983.^[2]

The Wabash River runs through the park, which provides fishing and nature viewing. A 100-foot (30 m) fire tower offers an excellent view of the park. The park receives about 200,000 visitors annually.^[1]

Until the 1960s, when the practice was stopped, it was the greatest producer of chicks of pheasants and quails in the United States, making it known as the "Greatest Wildlife Laboratory in the U.S." Remnants of some of the old pens can still be seen.

During the Great Depression, workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped to improve the park through various construction projects. Today, in the park's picnic area, is a statue commemorating the CCC's work in the park. The Friends of Ouabache State Park organization led a two-year fundraising effort to build the statue. The statue was dedicated in 2014. Similar statues commemorating the CCC exist across the United States, but the only other such statue in Indiana is in Versailles State Park in Ripley County.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2018 / 2019 Estimated Fiscal Year Visits for Indiana State Parks ~ Alphabetical" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ http://www.in.gov/dnr/12418.htm Official (Indiana) DNR Historical Timeline
^ "CCC Statue List". Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy. Retrieved Jan 20, 2022.

External links[]

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[Fiscal_Year_Visits-1] "2018 / 2019 Estimated Fiscal Year Visits for Indiana State Parks ~ Alphabetical" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[2] ttp://www.in.gov/dnr/12418.htm Official (Indiana) DNR Historical Timeline

[3] "CCC Statue List". Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy. Retrieved Jan 20, 2022.

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National Forest	Hoosier
National Wildlife Refuges	Big Oaks Muscatatuck Patoka River
National Natural Landmarks	Cowles Bog Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef Harrison Spring Marengo Cave Ohio Coral Reef Orangeville Rise Pinhook Bog Portland Arch Nature Preserve Rocky Hollow Falls Canyon Nature Preserve Wesley Chapel Gulf Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
State Parks	Brown County Chain O'Lakes Charlestown Clifty Falls Falls of the Ohio Fort Harrison Harmonie Indiana Dunes Lincoln McCormick's Creek Mounds O'Bannon Woods Ouabache Pokagon Potato Creek Prophetstown Shades Shakamak Spring Mill Summit Lake Tippecanoe River Turkey Run Versailles White River Whitewater Memorial
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