Short History of Public Parks - Indiana Edition

The Story of the Indiana State Park System

De: Paul R. Wonning

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Short History of Public Parks – Indiana Edition recounts the history of the public park from its early beginnings as hunting parks for European nobles to the extensive state and national parks of today.
Cemetery History
Cemeteries served as the first parks as landscape designers began designing cemeteries that proved a pleasant place for both the dead and the living.
State Parks
The book serves as a guide to the state parks of the United States, as it includes a listing of the Departments of Natural Resources of every state.
National Park History
Readers will learn the history of the United States National Park system as well as the National Wildlife Refuges and other national recreational and preservation organizations.
Indiana State Park Guide
The Short History of Public Parks – Indiana Edition serves as a complete guide to the Indiana State Park system. If you have a bucket list of Indiana parks you want to visit, you can use this book as a checklist of the parks you have been to. The book includes a history, facilities and contact information for each of Indiana's 28 state parks.