Roosevelt State Park

Not to be confused with Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park.
Roosevelt State Park
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Roosevelt State Park is located in Mississippi
Roosevelt State Park
Roosevelt State Park
Location in Mississippi
LocationMorton, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates32°19′12″N 89°40′09″W / 32.3201303°N 89.6690831°W / 32.3201303; -89.6690831[1]
Area550 acres (220 ha)[2]
Elevation505 ft (154 m)
Established1935
Administered byMississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
DesignationMississippi state park
Named forPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Roosevelt State Park
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1935
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Architectural styleRustic
MPSState Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942
NRHP reference No.97001436
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1997

Roosevelt State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 150-acre (61 ha) Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.[3]

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