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INDIAN LAKE COUNTY PARK

Historic Name:
Scoutcraft Log Cabin
Other Name:
Reference Number:
4943

Property Location

Location (Address)
INDIAN LAKE COUNTY PARK
County
Dane
City/Village
Township
Berry
Unincorporated community
Town
8
Range
7
Direction
E
Section
11
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1926
Additions
Survey Date
1975
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Log
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
BUILT BY CAMPERS UNDER DIRECTION OF RALPH METCALF, A COUNSELOR, AND INDIAN WHITE EAGLE. Photo code is "MELSON 75." This buildings original location was CAMP INDIANOLA GROUNDS (ACQUIRED BY STATE OF WI FOR GOVERNOR NELSON STATE PARK). The cabin was then taken apart and reassembled at Indian Lake County Park. While it is not labeled as such, it is the Indianola cabin.
Bibliographic References
Don Sanford Author On Fourth Lake: A Social History of Lake Mendota.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
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