... Lumber land, which included Seven Hollows, was added. In 1934, construction of the park was begun by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the CCC group that worked on Petit Jean was mostly out-of-work veterans of World War I. Today ...

... the trail into nearby terrain and to repair masonry in retaining walls, many of them build in the 1930s by Civilian Conservation Corps crews. "We've been trying to get the money for a long time, so the stimulus package is wonderful for us ...

... lodge and conference center opened in 2005. (479) 963-8502. In Dardanelle, Mt. Nebo State Park is a Civilian Conservation Corps-built park with cabins, tennis courts, a swimming pool, campsites, a visitors center, a hang gliding ...

... Washington. Benefiting from history. An item in the 75 years ago of Yesterdays in the Log Cabin touched on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Faulkner County. Most folks today don't realize or appreciate the work and the effect this Depression ...

... pads are where some of the bream catches are being made. - Advertisement - The lake was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, part of its project to build Petit Jean State Park in the 1930s. The lake was named for Arkansas' governor ...

... southeastern corner of Perry County and not far west of Lake Maumelle. It was built in the late 1930s as a Civilian Conservation Corps project, and a centerpoint was its Great Hall, a stone structure with a massive fireplace. - Advertisement ...

... Army and reserve officers and 36 regular Army enlisted men would report to Camp Pike for assignment to the 12 Civilian Conservation Corps national forest camps in Arkansas. Announcement was made by president J. H. Reynolds of the resignation ...

... Gen. Johnson Hagood, commander of the Seventh Corps area, that the camp would serve as a base for the 12 civilian Conservation Corps camps to be established in Arkansas for forestry work. J. W. "Uncle Billie" Firestone, 82, pioneer citizen ...

... raised as quickly as possible in Faulkner County. Mr. Jones said 48 Faulkner County men were now enlisted in Civilian Conservation Corps and approximately $1,200 a month would be sent back into the county to the families of these men. This ...

... Rim Trail will give the hiker a beautiful view of the valley and visit some of the historic spots where the Civilian Conservation Corps had its barracks" when building the park in the 1930s, park Superintendent Mike Hall said. "Wherever you ...