Civilian Conservation Corps
Americannoun
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Pioneered by miners in 1891, and later developed by loggers and members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, this route was designated a National Scenic Byway in 1991.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
Biden first announced that he planned to revive a version of FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps during his first days in office in 2021.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps is widely popular, with 84 percent of Americans supporting the idea in polling conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication last year.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
The state set aside the park land in 1933, and Civilian Conservation Corps crews spent many hours blazing trails and building faux ruins at some of the campsites.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023
The open, sunny, fresh-aired summit of Greylock is crowned with a large, handsome stone building called Bascom Lodge, built in the 1930s by the tireless cadres of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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