Civilian Conservation Corps Traditional Geocache
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Civilian Conservation Corps
This cache
is placed in 2011 to honor the 100th anniversary of Devil's Lake
State Park.
Centennial Tracks is a hiking tour that highlights the human
history of the park. See what evidence remains from the early
inhabitants of the Devil's Lake area. If time allows, visit the
Devil's Lake Nature Center to pick up the printed brochure with
maps and historic pictures of the 12 points of interest in this
series. GPS units are available for use (FREE) at the Nature
Center. Visit at least 8 locations and receive a Centennial Wooden
Nickel and the coordinates to a hidden final cache. Have fun and
GET OUTDOORS WISCONSIN!
Camp Devils
Lake
During the years of the Great Depression the federal government
created the Civilian Conservation Corps to assist poor families.
The CCC recruited men between the ages of 17 - 23 to learn skills
while working on public projects. The CCC operated 60 camps in
Wisconsin, one of which was activated here at Devils Lake State
Park in 1935.
The CCC camps were self contained communities, with their own water
supply and sewage disposal systems. Camp Devils Lake consisted of
four, 50-man barracks and several other buildings including a mess
hall, bathhouse, chapel, library, dispensary and various garages
and shop buildings.
As you explore the park you will see many of the improvements built
by the CCC workers. Using native materials - quartzite and
hand-hewn timbers - the CCC created many of the stone buildings,
trails and signs that are still in use today.
The CCC activities at Devils Lake State Park ended in 1941,
however, the camp buildings continued to be used for other purposes
for many years. The last building of the former CCC camp was
removed in 1989. An information kiosk and a statue commemorate the
CCC presence at Devils Lake State Park.
The Geocache
Notification Form has been submitted to and approved by Steven
Schmelzer of the Wisconsin DNR. A State Park sticker is required
for all parked vehicles. Leashed pets are
welcome.
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