A southern Adirondack property that has been in use since the 1930s as a work camp, military drilling ground and private youth camp has been nominated to be added to the state Register of Historic ...

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began in 1933 under President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and ...

We’ve MOVED! Many of you know we operate a seasonal museum at the historic train station depot on Station Street. This building is not insulated, so we moved out after Columbus Day and put the museum ...

In early May 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt announced that 169 naval officers were being transferred to the Civilian ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (May 2, 2025) -- As long as there have been Soldiers assigned to Fort Drum, civilian employees have been working alongside them, providing the support needed to strengthen military ...

The Civilian Conservation Corps, envisioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal, was designed to ...

Vermont’s CCC camps, like Camp No. 131 at Burke Mountain, led by dedicated local officials, contributed to state parks, roads ...

HARTFORD, Conn. - An 18-year-old Harold Mattern welcomed the idea of clearing forest trails and building bridges and dams as a member of President Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps. It was the ...

In addition to filling general positions that helped the camps run smoothly, such as drivers and kitchen staff, CCC members might have planted trees, built structures, surveyed wildlife, or performed ...