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Encyclopedia > Hueston Woods State Park

Hueston Woods State Park is located in southwestern Ohio in Butler and Preble Counties, about five miles northeast of Oxford. It has 3,596 acres (15 km²), including an artificial lake of 625 acres (2.5 km²). The state bought the land in 1941, but the park did not open until 1957. It has 12 miles (19 km) of trails, a 96 room lodge, and an eighteen hole golf course. State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Oxford is a city located in southwestern Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ...


The state used the land initally as a prison camp. In 1956, Four Mile Creek was dammed to form Acton Lake, named for Clyde Acton, the member of the Ohio General Assembly who persuaded the legislature to buy the property. 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scrivener Dam, Canberra Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam (a common Teutonic word, compare to Dutch dam, Swedish and German damm, and the Gothic verb faurdammjan, to block up) is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow... The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. ...


The park lies in Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio, and Israel Township, Preble County, Ohio. Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen civil townships in the county and is located in the northwestern corner of Butler County, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. ...


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References

  • Art Weber. Ohio State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks, 1995. ISBN 1881139042.

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Hueston Woods State Park (747 words)
Hueston Woods State Park, located in Butler and Preble counties, is nearly 3,000 acres of natural resources for outdoor recreation, such as hiking, fishing, canoeing, and – unique to this region -- fossil hunting.
Hueston Woods was designated a state forest, and in 1945, money was appropriated to buy additional land.
Hueston Woods became a state park in 1957.
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