Big Lake CCC Camp Improvements – Cloquet MN

City:
Cloquet, MN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Landscaping and Tree Planting, CCC Camps

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Started:
1933

Completed:
1935

Description

From 1933 to 1935, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted 304 acres of “white pine, Norway pine, Scotch pine, and jack pine.”

Source notes

Barbara W. Sommer, Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 2008. Pgs. 87, 89.

Location Info

Big Lake
Cloquet, MN Carlton County

Location notes: Approximate location

Coordinates: 46.708613, -92.62927

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