Mark Twain State Park
Mark Twain State Park | |
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![]() Picnic shelter at Buzzard's Roost | |
Location | Monroe County, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 39°28′35″N 91°48′01″W / 39.47639°N 91.80028°W[1] |
Area | 2,775.14 acres (11.2306 km2)[2] |
Elevation | 607 ft (185 m)[1] |
Established | 1924[3] |
Named for | Mark Twain |
Visitors | 240,301 (in 2016)[4] |
Governing body | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Mark Twain State Park |
Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost | |
Nearest city | Santa Fe, Missouri |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1941 |
Built by | CCC |
MPS | ECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85000515 |
Added to NRHP | March 4, 1985 |
Mark Twain State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 2,775 acres (1,123 ha) on Mark Twain Lake in Monroe County, Missouri. The state park offers water recreation, hiking trails, and campgrounds.[5] It is adjacent to the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site.
The Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost is a historic picnic shelter located at Mark Twain State Park. The shelter was built about 1941 by an all African-American Civilian Conservation Corps company. The shelter is constructed of stone in a rustic style.[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mark Twain State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Missouri State Park Advisory Board Annual Report 2008". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "State Park Land Acquisition Summary". Missouri State Parks. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Missouri State Park Attendance" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "Mark Twain State Park". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ James M. Denny and Bonita Marie Wright (November 1984). "ECW Architecture in Missouri State Parks 1933-1942 TR" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 1 photograph)
- ^ "Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roost". NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
External links[edit]
Media related to Mark Twain State Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Twain State Park Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Mark Twain State Park Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Categories:
- State parks of Missouri
- Protected areas of Monroe County, Missouri
- Protected areas established in 1924
- 1924 establishments in Missouri
- Mark Twain
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Missouri