• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial - Lincoln City IN
    The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, Indiana preserves the farm site on which Abraham Lincoln grew up. In the 1930s, the CCC aided in the restoration and development of the site: "In 1934, a Civilian Conservation Corps crew (a federal program during the Great Depression, also called the CCC) located and excavated the historic hearthstones. The CCC constructed a stone wall and landscaped the grounds. The bronze casting was finally placed on the site in July of 1935. This casting completed the first phase of the memorial’s development."   (https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp) In addition, "After removing the structures from the memorial land, the...
  • Lincoln State Park - Lincoln City IN
    Lincoln State Park was occupied by three New Deal agencies from 1933-1942. The first agency to occupy Lincoln Park was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC Company 1543 was active in Lincoln State Park from 1933-1934. The CCC laborers planted trees and constructed a fire tower, shelters, and a ranger cabin. After the CCC laborers were relocated in 1935, Federal Emergency Relief Administration laborers arrived and continued to build improvements for the park. FERA workers developed numerous fish rearing ponds. Later the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was stationed at Lincoln Park. WPA workers built hiking trails, a service building,...
  • Lincoln State Park: CCC Camp Site - Lincoln City IN
    CCC Co. 1543 abandoned their campsite and relocated to Turkey Run in 1934. FERA workers seeded the abandoned campsite and WPA laborers salvaged the lumber.  Some remaining evidence of the CCC Camp include rock walls, ditches, and concrete foundations.
  • Lincoln State Park: Fire Tower - Lincoln City IN
    The CCC constructed firetowers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The firetower at Lincoln State Park was completed in 1934 by CCC laborers. The firetower stands around 120' tall.
  • Lincoln State Park: Footbridge - Lincoln City IN
    CCC laborers completed the first bridge in 1933. The bridge is accessible to vehicles and is positioned between nature center and group camp.
  • Lincoln State Park: Footbridge 2 - Lincoln City IN
    CCC laborers completed the second footbridge in 1933.
  • Lincoln State Park: Ranger's Cabin - Lincoln City IN
    The Ranger's Cabin, also known as the boathouse, sits on the shore of Lake Lincoln. It was completed by CCC Company 1543 in 1934. The structure was intended for park personnel residence but is now used as a boat rental office. The style of the cabin is classified as parks rustic.
  • Lincoln State Park: Shelter - Lincoln City IN
    The lakeside shelter was completed by CCC workers in 1934. The style of the shelter is classified as parks rustic.
  • Lincoln State Park: Superintendent's House - Lincoln City IN
    The house was part of a planned service area, which developed after World War II. The superintendent's residence was nearly completed by CCC laborers when the CCC Camp abandoned in 1942.