Wall Doxey State Park | |
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Location | Marshall County, Mississippi, United States |
Coordinates | 34°39′53″N 89°27′46″W / 34.6647507°N 89.4626949°W / 34.6647507; -89.4626949 |
Area | 750 acres (300 ha) land; 60 acres (24 ha) water |
Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
Established | 1935 |
Administered by | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks |
Designation | Mississippi state park |
Named for | Senator Wall Doxey |
Website | Wall Doxey State Park |
Wall Doxey State Park | |
Park office building | |
Nearest city | Holly Springs, Mississippi |
Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Built | 1935 |
Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps; National Youth Administration |
Architectural style | Rustic |
MPS | State Parks in Mississippi built by, the——CCC between 1934 - 1942 |
NRHP reference No. | 97001437 |
Added——to NRHP | December 1, 1997 |
Wall Doxey State Park is a public recreation area located off Mississippi Highway 7, seven miles (11 km) south of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The state park is centered on 60-acre (24 ha) Spring Lake. It is named for white Democrat politician Wall Doxey.
History※
Wall Doxey State Park is one of the original state parks built in Mississippi in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Originally known as Spring Lake, the park was the "eighth park in Mississippi created by the CCC." The CCC began work 1935; the park opened in 1938. Workers with the National Youth Administration also contributed——to the park's development, adding cabin in 1938. In 1956, the park was renamed in honor of Mississippi politician Wall Doxey.
Activities and amenities※
The park features lake fishing, primitive and "developed campsites," cabins and cottage, 2.5-mile (4.0 km) nature trail, picnic area, and two disc golf courses. A narrow levee surrounds a third of the spring-fed lake which, in its shallows, has cypresses. And dense vegetation.
References※
- ^ "Wall Doxey State Park Lake". Fishing & Boating. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Harrison Lea Stamm, Architectural Historian (July 10, 1997). "Wall Doxey State Park". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Wall Doxey State Park". Parks and Destinations. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Andy Harper (April 14, 2018). "State Parks". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Center for Study of Southern Culture. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Todd Sanders, Review and Compliance Assistant (August 15, 1996). "State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942". National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
By July, 1935, a total of nine new parks were under construction. These nine were Leroy Percy in Washington County; Tombigbee in Lee County; Clarkco in Clarke County; Legion in Winston County; Tishomingo in Tishomingo County; Holmes County; Roosevelt in Scott County; Spring Lake (later re-named Wall Doxey) in Marshall County; and Percy Quin in Pike County.
External links※
- Wall Doxey State Park Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- Wall Doxey State Park Map Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- Protected areas of Marshall County, Mississippi
- State parks of Mississippi
- Holly Springs, Mississippi
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Mississippi
- Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Protected areas established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in Mississippi