The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon : A Living Legacy
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon : A Living Legacy
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Author(s): Voelz, Glenn
ISBN No.: 9781634995276
Year: 202506
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 40.01
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (Forthcoming)

Amid the depths of the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt formulated a bold plan for putting millions of unemployed Americans to work and restoring the nation's public lands. Between 1933 and 1942, over 86,000 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees worked on Oregon's national forests, state parks, and tribal lands. Their labor transformed the landscape and created some of the state's most beloved recreational areas.The scale and scope of their accomplishments are staggering. In Oregon alone, the CCC built 50,000 miles of forest roads, 20,000 miles of trails, 3,000 acres of public campgrounds, 1,500 bridges, and hundreds of lookout towers. CCC crews risked their lives fighting epic wildfires and restoring Oregon's damaged forests. Today, it's almost impossible to travel around the state without encountering reminders of their legacy, from irrigation canals to ski lodges. This is the story of how they did it.



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