- City:
- Thetford, VT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
“Thetford State Park was the result of a CCC project. The 262-acre site was given to the State in 1931 by Dwight Goddard. In 1935 the CCC established a camp there. By 1937, the young workers had build a road to the summit of the hill as well as a log picnic shelter, a toilet building, 14 stone fireplaces and tables in a picnic area.
“The park was opened to the public in 1936. According to a park pamphlet, ‘all that is left of these original structures are the remains of some fireplaces which are now hidden in the woods.’ Currently, ‘this hidden gem’ remains open with tent/trailer sites and lean-to shelters as well as trails for running, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.”
Source notes
https://larrycoffin.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.htmlSite originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on February 24, 2016.
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