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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1UU9_brimmer-point-historical_Hartville-WY.html
This overlook sits high above the reservoir providing the visitor a panoramic view of the park. It was named for George E. Brimmer, attorney, philanthropist and staunch supporter of Wyoming's State Parks. Construction of this structure must have been peril…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1WMV_civilian-conservation-corps-camp-historical_Frederick-SD.html
Camp BF-2 (Sand Lake): 2 1/2 miles W and 2 1/2 miles S at headquarters. Company: 2749—6/28/35 - 7/31/39.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work-relief program during the Great Depression. From 1933 to 1942, the CCC provided work for 31,…
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The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) operated nationwide between 1933 and 1942 to conserve natural resources and to provide work for young men during the Great Depression. The Federal program provided employment for 2.5 million young men working out of 3,0…
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Shaping a Park
The CCC Boys
Tunnel Log reminds us of the work of young men who struggled to survive the Great Depression in the 1930s. The drive-through hole in the log was carved by the "boys" of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
The Gr…
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After being neglected for nearly a decade, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal received new life with the New Deal programs in the late 1930s. Two African American Civilian Conservation Corps camps were setup at nearby Cabin John and Carderock to restore the firs…
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Scout Barracks
In 1929, Park Commissioner Roger Andrews invited eight Eagle Scouts, including future President Gerald Ford, to serve as the "Governor's Honor Guard" and tour guides at Fort Mackinac.
Scouts raised and lowered the colors d…
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The CCC was created in 1933 to provide young men useful work during the Depression. Camp Canyon Creek (Company 1231) was established in 1937. The CCC built numerous facilities such as District offices, the John Day Compound, fire guard stations, lookout tow…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM21YY_north-carolina-civilian-conservation-corps-alumni_Burnsville-NC.html
Here served members of Companies 413 and 2410 at Camp SP-2 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (1933-1942) that magnificent Army of Youth and Peace which put into action the awakening of the people to the facts of conservation and recreation. May, 1937
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM22AT_the-ccc-creating-a-lasting-monument-to-conservation_Masontown-WV.html
From 1933-1942, the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) helped lift America out of the Great Depression through hard work and ingenuity. They helped develop and restore our recreation areas and natural resources for the benefit of us all. Alth…
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This 1937 stonework building remains as a tribute to Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) craftsmanship. CCC workers from Camp Clayton built the structure. It was originally used as a bathhouse and is now a historic site.
The National Forest System still ben…