CCC Rock Walls

In 1933, during the depths of the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, forming the Civilian Conservation Corp to organize and employ unmarried young men ages 18-25 to battle the destruction and erosion of the country's natural resources. In N.C., the CCC helped construct the Blue Ridge Parkway, planted trees to restore clear-cut forests, built bridges, restored watersheds, and constructed and revitalized parks and recreation sites. Most CCC men went on to WWII battlefronts in 1942, ending a successful New Deal program. A rock wall extending 2,264 feet along Laurel Park Highway is one of several CCC projects in Henderson County.

Laurel Park, North Carolina · United States