Legion State Park

Legion State Park
Mississippi State Park
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Winston

Elevation	453 ft (138 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	33°09′05″N 89°02′41″W / 33.15139°N 89.04472°W / 33.15139; -89.04472Coordinates: 33°09′05″N 89°02′41″W / 33.15139°N 89.04472°W / 33.15139; -89.04472 ^[1]

Established	1930s
Management	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Location in Mississippi
Website: Legion State Park
Legion State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	635 Legion State Park Rd., Louisville, Mississippi
Built	1934
Architect	CCC
Architectural style	Rustic
MPS	State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC MPS
NRHP Reference #	98001333^[2]
Added to NRHP	November 05, 1998

Legion State Park, also known as Legion State Park Historic District, is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi located on the north edge of the city of Louisville. It is one of the original Mississippi state parks developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and includes the Legion Lodge, a hand-hewn log structure that has remained unaltered since its construction.^[3] The park is adjacent to Tombigbee National Forest.

Activities and amenities

The park features fishing on two small lakes (12 acres (4.9 ha) and 4 acres (1.6 ha)), primitive and developed campsites, cabins and cottages, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) nature trail, picnic area, and CCC-era visitors center.^[3]

References

1 2 "Legion Lake Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Legion State Park". Parks and Destinations. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

External links

Legion State Park Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Protected areas of Mississippi

Federal

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State

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