View of tents at the Civialian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp at Cross Clearing, located between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. The CCC was founded in 1933 and thousands of young men, across the country, were assigned to plant millions of trees; build roads and trails; construct campgrounds and parks; watershed restoration; protect forests; and other projects in state forests.

Identifier
NYSA_14297-87_B251_57L441CCC

Date Original
circa 1933

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, Conservation Dept., photographic prints and negatives, 14297-87, B251 57-L-441-CCC

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Special Project
Environmental History Virtual Resource Collection