Daniel Boone Homestead Development – Birdsboro PA

The Daniel Boone Homestead is a 579-acre park with multiple historic structures including the birthplace of famed pioneer Daniel Boone. The site is owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The National Youth Administration (NYA) played a… read more

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Centennial Gymnasium – Bloomsburg PA

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: Centennial Gymnasium - Bloomsburg PA

Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Centennial Gymnasium building at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in Bloomsburg PA. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, then known as the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, benefited during the Great Depression from a large… read more

Staff Residential Area – Rocky Mountain National Park CO

Staff residences near utility area - Rocky Mountain National Park CO

The New Deal contributed many residential buildings for park staff at Rocky Mountain National Park, particularly in the large cluster of housing next to the utility area – the main maintenance station for the park which is near the Beaver… read more

Fish Ponds – Rocky Mountain National Park CO

Sheep Lakes in Horseshoe Park - Rocky Mountain National Park CO

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was active in Rocky Mountain National Park during the whole of the program’s lifetime, 1933 to 1942.  There were four main camps in the park. The CCC participated in a fish-restocking program, which the National… read more