- City:
- Halsey, NE
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Campgrounds and Cabins, Shelters, Bathhouses, Landscaping and Tree Planting, Swimming Pools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) reforested “20,000 acres of drifting sand hills and expanded Bessey Forest Nursery producing 30 million saplings for reforestation.” The CCC also “constructed a public campground and picnic area, shelter house, bath houses, and a swimming pool in the park.”
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Kathy Leeper
My grandfather, Lee Walter Chatfield was part of the CCC that worked at the National Forest.