Pounds Hollow Building Foundation, Beach in Background
Building Foundation with Beach Behind in Distance
Project type: Parks and Recreation, Bathhouses, Dams, Infrastructure and Utilities, Shops and auxiliary buildings
Started: 1938
Completed: 1941
Marked:
Yes
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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.
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Pounds Hollow Recreation Area CCC Construction History
Pounds Hollow Construction History SignByDrewHanson.jpeg
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area CCC Construction History
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Pounds Hollow Early Recreational Use
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Pounds Hollow Early Recreational Use
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CCC-Constructed Stone Wall at Pounds Hollow Recreation Area
Pounds Hollow: CCC Stone Wall
CCC-Constructed Stone Wall at Pounds Hollow Recreation Area
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Front of Building Foundation, Potentially Caretaker Building
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Front of Building Foundation, Potentially Caretaker Building
Source notes
US Forest Service and interpretive panels at the site.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/shawnee/recarea/?recid=10690
Project originally submitted by Drew Hanson on May 17, 2022.
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