- City:
- Port Orford, OR
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Picnic and Other Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1934, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) initiated the development of Humbug Mountain State Park. From their camp, located on park property, the CCC enrollees undertook construction of roads and a trail to the top of Humbug Mountain, benches and fireplaces, park buildings, and provision of a water system.
At the time, the trail to the top of the 1750-foot-tall Humbug Mountain distinguished the park and the CCC enrollees’ accomplishments there.
Source notes
"41 CCC Camps Planned: Winter Program Enlarges Summer Number by Two," Oregonian. September 20, 1934. p. 6.
Armstrong, Chester H. (1965) History of the Oregon State Parks. Salem: Oregon State Parks Publication, p. 24, 141.
Humbug Mountain, Oregon State Parks Website (viewed April 8, 2022): https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=40
"Untold Beauty Offered by 60 State Parks in Oregon," Oregonian. May 24, 1940. p. 34.
Site originally submitted by Judith T Kenny on June 5, 2022.
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