- City:
- Medicine Bow National Forest, WY
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Auxiliary Federal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Conservation and Public Lands, Work Relief Programs, US Forest Service (USFS)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1942
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) crews from the Chimney Park Camp (F-17-W) in Laramie, Wyoming constructed two log structures for the Keystone Work Center from 1939 to 1942.
Located on the southeastern slopes of Wyoming’s Medicine Bow Mountain Range, the Keystone Work Center was originally developed as a forest ranger station before becoming a larger workspace for the U.S. Forest Service.
The structures represent a distinctive building style of the CCC, with saddle-notched logs and a wood shingled roof.
The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Source notes
James Heid. “Keystone Work Center.” September 18, 1993. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Accessed through the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. https://wyoshpo.wyo.gov/index.php/programs/national-register/wyoming-listings/view-full-list/376-keystone-work-center.
Site originally submitted by Shae Corey on July 24, 2022.
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