Book Description

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. Indiana state park bucket list, indiana state park check list, cemetery history, national park history, state parks of the united states, state parks guide book