- City:
- Somers, Stafford, CT
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Museums, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Paths and Trails, Park Roads and Bridges, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, CCC Camps
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1941
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted substantial work at Shenipsit State Forest in northern Connecticut. Work was undertaken by Camp Conner, housing Company #1192, which operated from Sept. 5, 1935 to May 23, 1941. Projects, which include those given separate pages on this website, included “miles of hiking trails” and “clean-up after the Flood of 1936 and the Hurricane of 1938 in East Hartford, Stafford Springs, and South Windsor.”
Source notes
“Shenipsit State Forest,” Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, accessed August 13, 2014.
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on July 21, 2015.
Additional contributions by Evan Kalish.
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