Massachusetts » Foxboro

F. Gilbert Hills State Forest – Foxboro MA

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Park Roads and Bridges, Paths and Trails
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
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Description

“Locally, the 1,000-acre F. Gilbert Hills State Forest in Foxboro, once surplus farmland, now welcomes about 40,000 visitors a year long after the CCC installed roads, improved trails and constructed buildings on the site.”

Source notes

https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/wpa-depression-era-projects-had-lasting-impact/article_440cd8be-726c-5cc6-a826-6858841da9f0.html (accessed Mar. 2018)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 9, 2018.

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Location Info

F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
Foxboro, MA

Coordinates: 42.053515, -71.271926

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