Between 1935 and 1940, Boiling Springs State Park was created by members of Civilian Conservation Corps Company No. 2822, one of many units organized by the federal government during the Great Depression to provide useful employment for thousands of young men and to develop and conserve the nation's natural resources. Company 2822 consisted of about 200 men housed in wooden frame barracks on a site just north across the road from the Boiling Springs under the management of United States Army personnel. The men were paid a small amount, $30.00 to $45.00 per month, and also received housing, food, medical and dental care, as well as education if they needed or desired it. They built the park roads, planted trees, constructed a swimming pool, bath house, water towers, and the large stone community building that stands at the east end of the park, leaving a permanent memorial in a park that has served countless millions of visitors.