HISTORY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS & PA PARKS 250 miles PODCAST: Episode 7: CCC in Centre County: Dead Centre Part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal Program, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a Great Depression-era work program that helped shape America’s national and state park systems. ROUTE: Pennsylvania was home to hundreds of thousands of workers in its 151 CCC camps — including 12 Black CCC camps (which were segregated during this time period) — and their work influenced much of PA’s outdoor recreational infrastructure. Learn more by exploring the displays at the Lou and Helen Adams Civilian Conservation Corps Museum at Parker Dam State Park in Penfield. Then explore the trails at Huntingdon’s Penn-Roosevelt State Park , where you can still see remnants of the original Camp S-62, one of the few Black CCC camps. Discover even more history through interactive exhibits at The Masker Museum at Promised Land State Park in Greentown. FROM TOP: ANNIE THORNE/FLICKR; CREDIT; NICHOLAS A. TONELLI/FLICKR Promised Land State Park, Greentown Parker Dam State Park, Penfield visitpa.com 27
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