Mountain Laurel Sanctuary
Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Gardens and Nurseries, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Park Roads and Bridges, Parks and recreation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
New Deal Agencies: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Started: 1935
Completed: 1935
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Description
Nipmuck State Forest’s Mountain Laurel Sanctuary began “as a beautification project of the Civilian Conservation Corps” in 1935. Located along Snow Hill Road, it features Connecticuts state flowers, and is particularly beautiful during peak bloom.
Source notes
Historical Museum of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Shenipsit State Forest: exhibit information
https://patch.com/connecticut/tolland/mountain-laurel-sanctuary-at-peek-bloom
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 20, 2018.
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