Mount Tom State Reservation – Holyoke MA

City:
Holyoke, MA

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, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Started:
1933

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

According to the Wikipedia page for Mount Tom, “In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps assisted with the construction of reservation structures and park roads; their work also remains visible today.”

Source notes

“CCC Work in Massachusetts Forests and Parks,” Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, accessed August 13, 2014. Wikipedia

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 21, 2015.

Location Info


125 Reservation Rd.
Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
Hampden County

Coordinates: 42.268865, -72.625756

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