High Point State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps

High Point State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps
Author: Peter Osborne
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738510842

Perched atop the Kittatinny Mountains, in the northwestern corner of New Jersey, is one of the most beautiful parks in the state. High Point State Park is visited by thousands annually, and from the highest peak in New Jersey one can see three states and enjoy a vista for miles around. This park, one of the oldest in the state, has a rich history going back more than seventy-five years. High Point State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps explores the history of the fascinating landmark, which was a gift of Colonel Anthony and Susie Kuser to the people of New Jersey in 1923. The famed landscape firm Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts, was retained to design the park's facilities. The job of carrying out many of the proposals in the plan fell to the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era federal agency that combined work relief efforts with conservation work. The laborers, known as the CCC boys, developed the layout of the park from 1933 to 1941. Much of their work remains and is still used by visitors today.

At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania

At Work in Penn's Woods: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania
Author:
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 270
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780271047379

A study of the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of the most popular programs created by FDR as part of the New Deal, examines Pennsylvania's CCC program, discussing their successful work in the reforestation of the state, upgrading state park recreational facilities, historic preservation, soil conservation, and relief assistance to Pennsylvania families in need.

Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks

Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks
Author: Peter Osborne
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738536798

Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks recounts the history of two beautiful natural sanctuaries at the southwestern end of New Jersey's Highlands. Managed as a single unit by the state park service, the two parks are Hacklebarney, 977 acres along the Black River corridor, and Voorhees, 640 acres of gently rolling farmland. Their stories are similar: both parks were created in the 1920s on privately donated land and were developed by the federally operated Civilian Conservation Corps. With more than two hundred unique photographs, many published here for the first time, Hacklebarney and Voorhees State Parks shows life at the CCC camps, the building of trails and roads by hand, and the repair of forests.

Hiking New Jersey

Hiking New Jersey
Author: Paul Decoste
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 076275771X

New Jersey's stereotype as overpopulated and industrial notwithstanding, there's another New Jersey worth seeing—and this guide goes there. This is the aptly nicknamed Garden State of preserved forests and farmland, of streams and waterfalls, of clean beaches and vast wetlands, of endless green mountains. This comprehensive, informative, user-friendly guide describes fifty hikes for all abilities.

Hiking New Jersey

Hiking New Jersey
Author: Johnny Molloy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493043358

New Jersey’s stereotype as overpopulated and industrial notwithstanding, there’s another New Jersey worth seeing—and this guide goes there. This is the aptly nicknamed Garden State of preserved forests and farmland, of streams and waterfalls, of clean beaches and vast wetlands, of endless green mountains. This comprehensive, informative, user-friendly guide describes fifty hikes for all abilities.

Skiing in New Jersey?

Skiing in New Jersey?
Author: Elizabeth Holste
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2006-07-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1411660374

A history of New Jersey's ski hills from the early 1900s to the present. Also a history of the sport of downhill skiing in the state.

Sussex County

Sussex County
Author: Wayne T. McCabe
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738512945

In 2003, Sussex County celebrates the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of its creation, which took place on June 8, 1753. At that time, all of present-day Sussex and Warren Counties were set aside from Morris County. Warren County was established by the state legislature in 1824, forming the current boundaries of Sussex County. Among the previously unpublished photographs in this history are views of the county's commercial and residential streets, mining and industrial facilities, and business establishments. The vast majority of the unique vintage images included here are drawn from Wayne T. McCabe's extraordinary collection of more than fifteen thousand photographs, glass negatives, postcards, and stereoscopic views of Sussex County.