Letchworth State Park: Octagon Shelter – Castile NY

City:
Castile, NY

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Shelters

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Quality of Information:
Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Octagon Shelter is one of two stone and wood shelters built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP-49 in Letchworth State Park. The shelter stands in the Lower Falls picnic area of Letchworth State Park.

Source notes

Letchworth Park History: (https://letchworthparkhistory.com), accessed June 2019.

Site originally submitted by Nancy Redman-Furey on June 19, 2019.

Location Info

1 Letchworth State Park
Castile, NY 14427

Location notes: General location marker for Letchworth State Park

Coordinates: 42.586258, -78.040423

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