- City:
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1941
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) “helped to rebuild the flood-damaged Walnut Canyon road” after a major flood in September 1941. This is the “main” road for the park, now known as Carlsbad Cavern Highway.
Source notes
CAVE History Update, CHU #7 — October 30, 2003, pp.4—5: https://npshistory.com/publications/cave/chu/7.pdf (accessed Apr. 9, 2022)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 9, 2022.
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