- City:
- Interior, SD
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
At Badlands National Park (formerly Badlands National Monument), WPA and CCC workers constructed buildings, created parking areas, made road improvements, and installed utilities. These crews helped develop the park that so many tourists and vacationers enjoy today.
Source notes
(1) “History of Badlands National Monument: Early Development of the National Monument,” at https://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/badl/sec5.htm, accessed June 22, 2013. (2) “Badlands Historic Resource Study,” by John Milner Associates, Inc., 2006, available for download at https://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/badl/hrs/chap9.pdf, accessed June 22, 2013.Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on June 25, 2013.
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