Pigeon Lake History- #1: F42 Traditional Cache
Pigeon Lake History- #1: F42
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This cache is an ammo can at ground level and not winter friendly. Bushwhacking is not required for this cache -- there is a short, level grassy path leading to it. Bug and swag swapping welcome! PLEASE NOTE: Cache commemorates the CCC camp, but is located away from the actual camp site which is currently for sale by the University of Wisconsin System. Stick to the coords and you won’t end up anywhere you aren't supposed to be. (Thanks to gramacindy for the picture!)
Welcome to the first in a series of caches highlighting the local history of Pigeon Lake, near Drummond, WI. This cache commemorates Civilian Conservation Corps Camp #F42, located on the north shore of Pigeon Lake. It operated as a CCC Camp from 1934-1938. Begun in 1933, the CCC program put thousands of unemployed young men to work during the Great Depression, planting trees, surveying land, building roads and performing other beneficial jobs. The Department of the Army was responsible for feeding, clothing, and housing the enrollees, while state and federal agencies identified projects for enrollees to complete. Accomplishments of the #F42 camp workers included the planting of 1,568 acres of trees, 1,944 acres of timber improvement, and hundreds of miles of lineal, lake, and stream surveys. In 1938, Camp #F42 was disbanded, its workers relocated to other CCC camps. In its place, a new camp was built to provide low cost recreation/nature opportunities to orphans, 4H clubs, and scouting groups. The Forest Service ran and maintained the camp in this fashion from 1939-1959. In 1960 it was turned over to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin system. It was run as a field station by the joint efforts of the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and River Falls for several decades. The land is now for sale by the UW system. Info drawn from “The Drummond Centennial” book. Happy caching!
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