Lake Shetek State Park

Lake Shetek State Park
Rental rowboats and a WPA-built causeway to Loon Island
Map showing the location of Lake Shetek State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Shetek State Park
Location of Lake Shetek State Park in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Lake Shetek State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Shetek State Park
Lake Shetek State Park (the United States)
LocationMurray, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°6′14″N 95°41′25″W / 44.10389°N 95.69028°W / 44.10389; -95.69028
Area1,109 acres (4.49 km2)
Elevation1,506 ft (459 m)[1]
Established1937
Named forLake Shetek
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
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Lake Shetek State Park
Lake Shetek State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp
The Zuya Group Center
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1940–1941
ArchitectHarold Peterson, N. Nielsen, Works Progress Administration
Architectural styleNational Park Service rustic
MPSMinnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.92000777
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1992
Lake Shetek State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District
The Lake Shetek beachhouse
Area34 acres (14 ha)
Built1938–1941
Architectural styleNational Park Service rustic
MPSMinnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.89001656
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1992

Lake Shetek State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on Lake Shetek, which is the largest lake in southwestern Minnesota and the headwaters of the Des Moines River.[2] It is most popular for water recreation and camping. However the park also contains historical resources related to the Dakota War of 1862, including an original log cabin and a monument to 15 white settlers killed there and at nearby Slaughter Slough on August 20, 1862.[3]

The park and lake were developed by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. Two districts of park structures built in the National Park Service rustic style are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

  1. ^ "Lake Shetek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lake Shetek State Park" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. January 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Meyer, Roy W. (1991). Everyone's Country Estate: A History of Minnesota's State Parks. St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-8735-1266-9.
  4. ^ "Lake Shetek State Park". Rustic Style Resources in Minnesota State Parks. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved March 5, 2012.