Percy Quin State Park
| Percy Quin State Park | |
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 Sunset at Percy Quin State Park, April 2017 | |
  Percy Quin State Park Location in Mississippi | |
| Location | Pike County, Mississippi, United States |
| Coordinates | 31°11′31″N 90°34′02″W / 31.191926°N 90.5671272°W[1] |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Administered by | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks |
| Designation | Mississippi state park |
| Named for | U.S. Representative Percy Quin |
| Website | Official website  |
Percy Quin State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 55, approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of McComb, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 490-acre (200 ha) Lake Tangipahoa, an impoundment of the Tangipahoa River.[2]
History
[edit]The park is one of the nine original state parks built in Mississippi by the Civilian Conservation Corps.[3] Work on the park began in 1935, with the construction of the dam that created Lake Tangipahoa initiated in 1936.[4] The park was named after Mississippi politician Percy Quin.
Activities and amenities
[edit]The park features boating, waterskiing, and fishing, a conference center, primitive and developed campsites, cabins, villas, and lodge, a 4-mile (6.4 km) nature trail, a picnic area, and an 18-hole golf course, Quail Hollow.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Percy Quin State Park Lake". Fishing & Boating. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Percy Quin State Park". Parks and Destinations. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Percy Quin State Park". The Woodville Republican. Woodville, Miss. June 27, 1936. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks - Percy Quin State Park Map Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks