Erving State Forest – Erving MA

City:
Erving, MA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Lakes and Ponds, Picnic and Other Facilities

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

Started:
1933

Completed:
1942

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The CCC did extensive work to build Erving State Forest. From Wikipedia: “The property is largely wooded and hilly with an extensive network of park roads and hiking trails, the majority of which were created by the Civilian Conservation Corps.”

 

 

Source notes

"CCC Work in Massachusetts Forests and Parks,” Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, accessed August 13, 2014. Wikipedia

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 13, 2015.

Location Info


Erving State Forest
Erving, Massachusetts 01344
Franklin County

Location notes: Location is approximate.

Coordinates: 42.622574, -72.378486

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