CCC Camp Improvements – Larsmont MN

City:
Larsmont, MN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Landscaping and Tree Planting

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

Started:
1935

Completed:
1938

Description

From 1935 to 1938, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted 3,655,090 trees at their camp in Larsmont. “These included 1,842,183 jack pine, 1,600,700 Norway pine, 169,163 white pine, and 42,974 white spruce.”

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


Larsmont, MN 55616

Location notes: The map indicates the approximate location of CCC efforts around Larsmont.

Coordinates: 46.979167, -91.74555

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