▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 ▁death s ▁Category : U r ban ▁clim bers <0x0A> </s> ▁Hu eston ▁Wood s ▁State ▁Park ▁is ▁a ▁state ▁park ▁located ▁in ▁Butler ▁and ▁Pre ble ▁count ies ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio , ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Oxford ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁park ▁lies ▁in ▁Oxford ▁Township , ▁Butler ▁County , ▁and ▁Israel ▁Township , ▁Pre ble ▁County . ▁It ▁has ▁nearly ▁, ▁including ▁a ▁man - made ▁lake ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁park ' s ▁be ech - map le ▁clim ax ▁forest ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Natural ▁Land mark . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁state ▁bought ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁park ▁did ▁not ▁open ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁state ▁used ▁the ▁land ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁prison ▁camp . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Four ▁M ile ▁Creek ▁was ▁dam med ▁to ▁form ▁Act on ▁Lake , ▁named ▁for ▁C ly de ▁Act on , ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁General ▁Assembly ▁who ▁persu aded ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁property . ▁Hu eston ▁Wood s ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Natural ▁Land mark ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁" The ▁lim estone ▁and ▁sh ale ▁bed rock ▁of ▁the ▁Hu eston ▁Wood s ▁area ▁provides