- City:
- Junction, IL
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Bathhouses, Shops and Auxiliary Buildings, Dams
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1941
- Marked:
- Yes
Description
Pounds Hollow was the first recreational site constructed for Shawnee National Forest. A dam, beach, bathhouse, boat dock, utility buildings, roads, and a caretakers house were constructed by CCC crews from Camp Cadiz.
Source notes
US Forest Service and interpretive panels at the site.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recarea/?recid=10690
Site originally submitted by Drew Hanson on May 17, 2022.
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