Project type: Forestry and Agriculture, Bathhouses, Campgrounds and Cabins, CCC Camps, Gardens and Nurseries, Infrastructure and Utilities, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Started: 1933
Completed: 1936
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Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.)’s Camp Graves operated between May 27, 1933 and April 22, 1936 at Nipmuck State Forest in Union, Connecticut.
Among the C.C.C. accomplishments were “8 miles of truck trails” and “fire suppression on the Connecticut—Massachusetts border.”
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Source notes
Historical Museum of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Shenipsit State Forest: exhibit information
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 20, 2018.
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