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Camden State Park in southwestern Minnesota, on the Redwood River near Marshall, developed from Camden Woods after its acquisition in 1934. Beginning in 1935, the Veterans Conservation Corps, guided by a National Park Service master plan shaped by the river’s course, built the park’s early facilities. After that work ended in 1936, the Works Progress Administration removed camp buildings and added new structures. Thirteen surviving VCC and WPA buildings and structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, reflecting the park’s New Deal-era significance. The park is also ecologically important for its sugar maple population and restored native prairie.
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