- City:
- Westbo, WI
- Site Type:
- Bathhouses, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This 6.1-acre historic district includes three rustic buildings, a dam and the surrounding recreational grounds. It was a joint project of the U.S. Forest Service, the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration. The work consisted of the construction of several additional features such as campgrounds and roads which are not part of the historic district. The buildings and dam are in excellent condition and appear almost exactly as they did when originally built. The district sits within a significant glacial tunnel channel and esker system that were created during the pleistocene. A segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through the district.
Source notes
https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=0ac51b5c-ae75-4651-b139-13fd729b7e37
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI21089
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondeaux_Dam_Recreation_Area
Site originally submitted by Drew Hanson on October 24, 2017.
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