Looking out at the sunrise shimmering over the water and the islands and mountains in the distance from atop Mount Constitution (photo by Hilary Clark)

How the Civilian Conservation Corps Shaped the Nature of our Parks

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Learn about how the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, in the 1930s, shaped Moran State Park and contributed to the preservation of the nation’s heritage.

In the 1930s, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps to help uplift a nation ravaged by the Great Depression. Young, unemployed men earned $30 a month to build trails, structures, roads, and plant trees in parks and forests across the country. The imprint of their work not only shaped this park but influenced the very nature of our public lands.

Directions

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The address is 4960 Mount Constitution Road. After driving about a mile and a half past the entrance to Moran State Park on Olga Road, take a left where you see a brown sign pointing towards Mount Constitution Road. Follow the narrow, windy road for close to five miles and you'll come to the Summit Visitor Center. Please use caution and drive the speed limit. A ranger will be stationed by the stone tower atop Mount Constitution.

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