Bessey Ranger District
Project type: Parks and Recreation, Bathhouses, Campgrounds and Cabins, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Shelters, Swimming Pools
Quality of Information: Moderate
Site Survival: Extant
View Project in a Separate Window
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) reforested “20,000 acres of drifting sand hills and expanded Bessey Forest Nursery producing 30 million saplings for reforestation.” The CCC also “constructed a public campground and picnic area, shelter house, bath houses, and a swimming pool in the park.”
Source notes
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/map-widget/ccc-map/
We welcome contributions of additional information on any New Deal project site.
SUBMIT MORE INFORMATION OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS SITE
My grandfather, Lee Walter Chatfield was part of the CCC that worked at the National Forest.