CCC Improvements – Jay Cooke State Park MN

City:
Carlton, MN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Landscaping and Tree Planting

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

Started:
1933

Description

Beginning in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), working from NPS regional office designs, built new structures and cleared “unneeded or undesirable” buildings, lakes, and ponds. Corpsmen also did landscaping work to improve the camp- and picnic grounds, overlooks, and places for parking. Corpsmen also helped restore historic buildings.

Source notes

Barbara W. Sommer, Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 2008. Pg. 100-101.

Location Info

780 Minnesota 210
Carlton, MN 55718

Location notes: The map indicates the approximate location of CCC efforts in Jay Cooke State Park.

Coordinates: 46.654295, -92.37127

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One comment on “CCC Improvements – Jay Cooke State Park MN”

  1. Jaynie Borders October 6, 2015

    I´ve been there before. it was beautiful.

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    I´ve been there before. it was beautiful.

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