- City:
- Washington County, UT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1942
- Completed:
- 1942
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a path on the east side of the main road up to a viewing platform. The CCC built the construction in stones that face west toward the Throne of the Patriarchs. It is still intact, with modest rock work and the original concrete pathway. The Great White Throne Overlook was the last CCC project in Zion before Congress cut the CCC funding.
Source notes
Wayne Hinton (with Elizabeth Green): With Picks, Shovels & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy in the Colorado Plateau. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Company (2008).Site originally submitted by Richard Walker on August 25, 2016.
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- Zion National Park: Bridge Abutments - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Trail Work and Roadwork - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Pine Creek Irrigation Canal - Washington County UT
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