The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon: A Living Legacy

by Glenn J. Voelz

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634995279
• ISBN13: 9781634995276
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 192 Pages