- City:
- San Leandro, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Water Supply, Dams
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Description
This New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps camp was built to house CCC laborers as they assisted with infrastructure development and upkeep for the East San Francisco Bay Area water system. In addition to work on water infrastructure, CCC workers at Chabot built fences and managed second growth stumps in the nearby eucalyptus grove.
Source notes
John S. Longwell. "The G.M.'s Column." Splashes Magazine April 1937, p. 5.Site originally submitted by East Bay Municipal Utility District on December 5, 2014.
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Leslie Tereck
Nearly all the sidewalks in the residential areas near downtown San Leandro are stamped WPA, 1940 or 1941. Many of them also have dog footprints, but I don’t think that they were intended to be an official part of the project.