St. Croix River Cache Traditional Cache
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This cache consists of a camouflaged micro with only a log to sign. So, be sure to bring your own pen to sign the log. This cache is hidden at the Public Boat Landing on the Track Road in Baileyville. This should be a very easy cache to locate. However, enjoy the view while your are there. When you look across the St. Croix River you will be looking at Canada. You might want to come with your boat or fishing pole during the summer.
TheTrack Road is known locally as the CCC Road. The CCC name comes from the Great Depression era when the CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps built the road putting many individuals to work. Previously, the road was a railroad bed. The rails went from Calais to Princeton. The train carried hides from the Midwest to Princeton where they were transferred to boats and transported a Grand Lake Stream tannery. The train also transported lumber from the mills in Princeton to Calais where it was shipped to ports such as Boston, New York and other ports around the world.
The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world. The Great Depression began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. At that time, it was the longest and most devastating depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. By 1933, unemployment in the United States was at 24.9 percent.
In the United States,the CCC put around 3 million people to work. Over 17,000 young men served in the CCC between 1933 and 1942 in Maine. Individuals eligible for employment in the CCC were unemployed, between the ages of 17 and 25 and came from families on relief. They were paid $30 a month, of which $25 was sent to his family and the remaining $5 could be used for personal expenses. The government provided room, board, clothing and tools for the workers.
The 192nd company of the Civilian Conservation Corps was located in Princeton. The camp was called Far East. It opened in June 1933 and closed June 1941. One of its projects was to remove the rail bed and make it into a road for fire protection and recreation.
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