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Camp David Development – Thurmont MD

“One public service site that the public rarely sees because of its very private purpose is in the Catoctin Mountain Park recreational area, sixty miles north of Washington, D.C. This site was developed by the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Parks and recreation
New Deal Agencies: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Catoctin Mountain Park – Thurmont MD

Catoctin Mountain Park Entrance Sign

From the National Park Service website for Catoctin Mountain Park: “President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs to give people a chance to rebuild their lives from the Great Depression. The Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps gave this… read more

Project type: Parks and recreation
New Deal Agencies: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Cunningham Falls State Park – Thurmont MD

Cunningham Falls State Park CCC Pavilion

The land that is now Cunningham Falls State Park used to be part of the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area (now called “Catoctin Mountain Park”).  The land was turned over to Maryland in 1954.  The land was originally worked and developed… read more

Project type: Parks and recreation
New Deal Agencies: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Foxville Road Improvements – Thurmont MD

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work along Foxville Road, west of Thurmont, MD. Maryland WPA Project #165.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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