Contributed by Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society
Description
Aerial view of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp that was located on the Eagle Lake Road in Bar Harbor in 1940.
Originally called the Emergency Conservation Work Act, it was designed to bring together what were considered wasted resources, young men and the land
The men worked in National and State Parks to revitalize the forests and landscape that made up the parks and worked with the Forest Service on disease and pest control.
About This Item
- Title: Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Bar Harbor, 1940
- Creation Date: 1940
- Subject Date: 1940
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Locations:
- Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
- Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 6 cm x 23 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)--Facilities--Maine--Bar Harbor
- Acadia National Park (Me.)
- Dormitories--Maine--Bar Harbor
- Mount Desert Island (Me.)
- Work camps--Maine--Bar Harbor
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For more information about this item, contact:
Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society, Trenton, ME 04605
(207) 276-5305
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