- City:
- Cedar River, MI
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Shelters, Picnic and Other Facilities, Bathhouses, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
Description
The CCC conducted substantial development work at J. W. Wells State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: they constructed roads, signs, kiosks, a pump house, a comfort station, a laundry facility, a bath house, Bay Stone Lodge (was staff residence), cabins, and trail shelters.
Source notes
https://www.michigan.org/property/wells-state-park-j-w-wells/
Source: Our Mark on This Land: A Guide to the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in America's Parks by Ren & Helen Davis (McDonald & Woodward Publishing, Granville, OH, 2011)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 30, 2017.
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