- City:
- Casper, WY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Picnic and Other Facilities, Park Roads and Bridges
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Description
“While on [Casper] mountain, the CCC crews improved camping and picnic grounds, “to make Casper Mountain a heaven on earth for local picnic parties and passing tourists” and also substantial work at Rotary Park part way up the mountain near Garden Creek Falls, constructing fireplaces, picnic tables and benches, and other features.”
Furthermore, the Civil Works Administration (CWA) improved roads and trails at Rotary Park.
Source notes
Building Up Wyoming: Depression-Era Federal Projects in Wyoming, 1929–1943. Michael Cassity. Prepared for the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office ... (pp. 99, 157).
https://www.michaelcassity.org/uploads/1/2/7/7/12777320/wyodepressionerafedprojects_mpdf.pdf (Accessed May 26, 2022)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 26, 2022.
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