Civilian Conservation Corps LbNA #49948
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Add Location| Owner: | Stinkerbell  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 19, 2009 |
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| City: | Philomath |
| County: | Benton |
| State: | Oregon |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Aug 19, 2009 |
"America was in the grip of the Great Depression when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated in March of 1933. More than twenty-five percent of the population was unemployed, hungry, and without hope. The New Deal programs instituted bold changes in the federal government that energized the economy and created an equilibrium that helped to bolster the needs of citizens.
Out of this economic chaos emerged the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Its purpose was two-fold -- conservation of our natural resources and the salvage of our young men. The CCC is recognized as the single greatest conservation program in America and it served as a catalyst to develop the very tenets of modern conservation. The work of America's young men dramatically changed the future and today we still enjoy a legacy of natural resource treasures that dot the American landscape." (www.ccclegacy.org)
The next time you're on the trail or at a park, consider that the CCC may have made your visit possible! This stamp is dedicated to them.
At the west end of Philomouth, highway 34 and 20 split. Turn left to follow highway 34 for nine miles to Mary's Peak Road. Within a couple of hundred yards, you will see a parking area to the right. Locate the CCC sign--someone has been using it for target practice--and from there, follow the trail up,up,up. There's a large log across the trail, and just past that is a bridge. Don't go that way, but instead look at the log pointing uphill on the left. Climb over this log and follow the trail up the hill. Now you'll pass a logcutting area, followed by a clearing with two stately Douglas firs to your right. Climb eleven more wooden steps, and finally you'll hike up a switchback. Keep going until you see two thin cedars on the left side of the trail. CCC is between them, hidden under sticks, pine cones, and moss. Re-hide well, since this is in VERY close proximity to the trail!
Out of this economic chaos emerged the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Its purpose was two-fold -- conservation of our natural resources and the salvage of our young men. The CCC is recognized as the single greatest conservation program in America and it served as a catalyst to develop the very tenets of modern conservation. The work of America's young men dramatically changed the future and today we still enjoy a legacy of natural resource treasures that dot the American landscape." (www.ccclegacy.org)
The next time you're on the trail or at a park, consider that the CCC may have made your visit possible! This stamp is dedicated to them.
At the west end of Philomouth, highway 34 and 20 split. Turn left to follow highway 34 for nine miles to Mary's Peak Road. Within a couple of hundred yards, you will see a parking area to the right. Locate the CCC sign--someone has been using it for target practice--and from there, follow the trail up,up,up. There's a large log across the trail, and just past that is a bridge. Don't go that way, but instead look at the log pointing uphill on the left. Climb over this log and follow the trail up the hill. Now you'll pass a logcutting area, followed by a clearing with two stately Douglas firs to your right. Climb eleven more wooden steps, and finally you'll hike up a switchback. Keep going until you see two thin cedars on the left side of the trail. CCC is between them, hidden under sticks, pine cones, and moss. Re-hide well, since this is in VERY close proximity to the trail!