Starved Rock State Park: The Work of the CCC Along the I&m Canal Dennis H. Cremin

Starved Rock State Park: The Work of the CCC Along the I&m Canal

Author: Dennis H. Cremin
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Book Title
Starved Rock State Park: The Work of the CCC Along the I&m Canal
Author
Dennis H. Cremin
ISBN
9781531613471
Visitors to Starved Rock State Park are often struck by the grandeur of its rustic lodge. They marvel at its massive fireplace and hand-hewn logs. Yet few realize that this structure is a tangible reminder of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which in the 1930s provided work for young men left unemployed by the Great Depression. Starved Rock Lodge was one of the biggest projects of the "CCC boys" along the Illinois and Michigan Canal, but it was far from the only one. Working as a team and living in camps from Willow Springs to La Salle-Peru, they built facilities that transformed the old canal into what became the I&M Canal State Trail (1974) and the nation's first National Heritage Corridor (1984). President Franklin D. Roosevelt's nation-wide program preserved the landscape from the ravages of soil erosion, flooding, and deforestation. In the process, the young men built beautiful parks, buildings, and shelters that we use and admire today.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Dennis H. Cremin, Dennis Gremin, Charlene GiardinaPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublished: 07/24/2002ISBN: 9781531613471Pages: 130Weight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d
Visitors to Starved Rock State Park are often struck by the grandeur of its rustic lodge. They marvel at its massive fireplace and hand-hewn logs. Yet few realize that this structure is a tangible reminder of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which in the 1930s provided work for young men left unemployed by the Great Depression. Starved Rock Lodge was one of the biggest projects of the "CCC boys" along the Illinois and Michigan Canal, but it was far from the only one. Working as a team and living in camps from Willow Springs to La Salle-Peru, they built facilities that transformed the old canal into what became the I&M Canal State Trail (1974) and the nation's first National Heritage Corridor (1984). President Franklin D. Roosevelt's nation-wide program preserved the landscape from the ravages of soil erosion, flooding, and deforestation. In the process, the young men built beautiful parks, buildings, and shelters that we use and admire today.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Dennis H. Cremin, Dennis Gremin, Charlene Giardina
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 07/24/2002
ISBN: 9781531613471
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d
Visitors to Starved Rock State Park are often struck by the grandeur of its rustic lodge. They marvel at its massive fireplace and hand-hewn logs. Yet few realize that this structure is a tangible reminder of the Civilian Conservation Corps, which in the 1930s provided work for young men left unemployed by the Great Depression. Starved Rock Lodge was one of the biggest projects of the "CCC boys" along the Illinois and Michigan Canal, but it was far from the only one. Working as a team and living in camps from Willow Springs to La Salle-Peru, they built facilities that transformed the old canal into what became the I&M Canal State Trail (1974) and the nation's first National Heritage Corridor (1984). President Franklin D. Roosevelt's nation-wide program preserved the landscape from the ravages of soil erosion, flooding, and deforestation. In the process, the young men built beautiful parks, buildings, and shelters that we use and admire today.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Dennis H. Cremin, Dennis Gremin, Charlene Giardina
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 07/24/2002
ISBN: 9781531613471
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d