| Roosevelt State Park | |
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  Roosevelt State Park Location in Mississippi | |
| Location | Morton, Mississippi, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°19′12″N 89°40′09″W / 32.3201303°N 89.6690831°W / 32.3201303; -89.6690831[1] |
| Area | 550 acres (220 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Administered by | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks |
| Designation | Mississippi state park |
| Named for | President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Website | Official website  |
Roosevelt State Park | |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| MPS | State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942 |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001436 |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1997 |
Roosevelt State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 150-acre (61 ha) Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.[3]
The park was one of the original Mississippi state parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.[4] The CCC began work August 1935; the park opened in April 1940.[2]
The park features boating, waterskiing and fishing, primitive and developed campsites, cabins, motel, and group camping in dormitory-style cabins. Other features include 4.8 miles of nature trails, a scenic overlook with views of Bienville National Forest, tennis courts, softball field, picnic areas and pavilions, playground equipment, visitors center, 18-hole disc golf course, and swimming pool. The 600-seat Livingston Performing Arts & Media Center is also located in the park.[3]
Roosevelt State Park was the seventh of ten state parks in Mississippi developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
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.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
