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S5975 Park Road, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

S5975 Park Road, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK

Architecture and History Inventory
S5975 Park Road, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Devil's Lake State Park: East Bluff Trail
Other Name: (DNR)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:91131
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):S5975 Park Road, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK
County:Sauk
City:
Township/Village:Baraboo
Unincorporated Community:
Town:11
Range:6
Direction:E
Section:24
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1939
Additions:
Survey Date:19912013
Historic Use:trail/walk/stairs
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Granite Stone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Devil's Lake State Park
National Register Listing Date:1/21/2015
State Register Listing Date:2/28/2014
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:The East Bluff Trail Site includes: the stone and asphalt access trail at the north end of the bluff; the 1.5-mile long East Bluff Trail itself, which also includes the 0.1-mile-long Devil’s Doorway Trail that loops out from the main trail to view an impressive geological formation of the same name; a steep 0.4-mile-long stone step access trail located near the south end of the bluff that is called the Balanced Rock Trail after a prominent geological feature that is located near its summit; and the principal 0.3-mile-long access trail at the south end of the bluff, this being another steep stone step trail that is known as the CCC trail.
Bibliographic References:Moore, Robert J. Devil’s Lake Wisconsin and the Civilian Conservation Corps. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2011, pp. 98-100 (illustrated).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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