Lusk Home and Mill Site
Park in Parke County, Indiana
The Lusk Home and Mill Site was the first development in present Turkey Run State Park, Indiana's second oldest state park.
Vermonter Salmon Lusk was awarded this land for serving in the Battle of Tippecanoe under William Henry Harrison. The Lusks were largely self-sufficient.
Address: Lusk Home, Narrows Rd, Bloomingdale, IN 47832
The Lusk Home and Mill Site was the first development in present Turkey Run State Park, Indiana's second oldest state park.
Acquiring the land in 1825, Captain Lusk built a grist mill that was completed in 1829. The Lusk home was completed in 1841. The Lusk's stewardship of the land ...
May 30, 2021 · Tour their house and hear the nerve racking tale of how we became a state park. The Lusk Home is located on the Eastern side of the park. Hike ...
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John Lusk inherited the home from Salmon Lusk who was given the property that is now a ... This photograph shows the Lusk Home above the mill site in Turkey Run.
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Situated on the western edge of Turkey Run State Park, this Single Span Burr Arch Truss bridge was built in 1913 by J.A. Britton-- one of the dozen covered ...
Title, Lusk Mill site and covered bridge, Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, Indiana, circa 1935. Description, The Mill Race and carvings in the rock ledges ...
The house is the Lusk Home, completed in 1841 for Captain Lusk, who also operated a grist mill. See another photo of the Lusk House at ia-0001-c048-0093.
Interesting points: Rocky Hollow, Yew Trees, Wedge Rock, Punch Bowl, Lusk Home, the Old Mill Site, the Covered Bridge, and the Coal Mine. Distance—3-1/2 miles.
Former home of John D. Rockefeller, Ocean County Park, Lakewood, N. J. · The Granny White House, Spring Mill State Park ...
... Lusk home and mill site are reminders of early enterprise and ambition. Acquiring the land in 1825, Captain Lusk built a grist mill that was completed in 1829.