- City:
- Saratoga, WY
- Site Type:
- Hatcheries, Forestry and Agriculture
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop a fish hatchery near Saratoga, Wyoming.
“The 1935-1936 biennium was a heyday of improvements and construction. Over 100 ponds were constructed in the wild and CCC enrollees improved several streams and lakes and constructed fish rearing ponds throughout the National Forests in the state. This work included a series of nine fish rearing ponds in Carbon County near Saratoga.”
Casper Star-Tribune, June 30, 1936: “Work is progressing well … on the new retaining ponds at Saratoga. The work is being done by the CCC.”
Source notes
"An Overview of the Physical Development of the Wyoming Game and Fish Hatchery System and The Ten Sleep Fish Hatchery: A Brief History; Mitigation Report Prepared by Wyoming Game and Fish with the Assistance of the State Historic Preservation Office, January 2011"
Casper Star-Tribune, June 30, 1936 (pg. 9): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/348920229/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 26, 2022.
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