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Thousand Hills State Park is a Missouri state park located in Adair County, two miles (3 km) west of Kirksville. The park features Forrest Lake and Native American petroglyphs.〔 ==History== In 1950, the nearby city of Kirksville was in need of a larger and more reliable water supply than the Chariton River could provide. Following voter passage of a special bond issue, land was acquired to construct a dam across Big Creek, a tributary of the Chariton.〔''We Would Just Like To Say Thank You'' by Chris Sieren & David Snyder, ''The Chariton Collector'', Spring 1984〕 Upon completion in summer 1952, the new body of water was named Forrest Lake in honor of Missouri Governor Forrest Smith. The family of local physician George Laughlin donated surrounding the lake for the establishment of a recreation area. The city of Kirksville matched the donation by purchasing an additional . The lands were presented to the state of Missouri free of charge in return for the promise of establishing a state park. Upon its official dedication in July 1953, it was named Thousand Hills State Park, in honor of Doctor Laughlin's Thousand Hills Farm that had formerly occupied the land.〔A Book of Adair County History, Published by the Kirksville-Adair County Bicentennial Committee, 1976〕
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