Avoca Park

The park consists of approximately 43 acres (17 ha) of land including forests, 13 ponds, three buildings and a cemetery dating back to the Civil War.A gravel path along a Works Progress Administration (WPA) built stone wall leads to the shelter house that overlooks the ponds.The mill was made possible by a spring-fed turbine water-wheel fitted with three sets of buhr stones to grind wheat, corn, and chop feed.The property was purchased by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from Hayden Bridwell in 1919 and construction of fish hatchery ponds began in 1923.Later that year, the group was awarded a $125,000 grant from the Regional Opportunity Initiative Inc, to preserve this beloved green space for the surrounding Town of Avoca and the Lawrence County community.
U.S. stateIndianaAvoca, IndianaCoordinatesLawrence County, IndianaWorks Progress AdministrationIndiana Department of Natural ResourcesNational Youth AdministrationIndiana University