American Legion Forest CCC Shelter
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American Legion Forest CCC Shelter, located on the west side of West River Road within the American Legion State Forest, Barkhamsted, Connecticut
, was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
. The 6.5-acre property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and is a log cabin of Adirondack-Rustic architecture.
It was located at one of the last two CCC camps still operating in December 1941.
Barkhamsted, Connecticut
Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County in Connecticut and contains six villages, West Hill, Mallory, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley and Riverton. The population was 3,494 at the 2000 census...
, was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
. The 6.5-acre property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and is a log cabin of Adirondack-Rustic architecture.
It was located at one of the last two CCC camps still operating in December 1941.