Pounds Hollow Recreation Area – Junction IL

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.

Location Info


Pounds Hollow Recreation Area
Junction, IL 62955
Gallatin County

Coordinates: 37.6165, -88.2696

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