Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal from 1933 to 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps was established to provide work for single young men. Company 4448, Camp Alabama SP-12, began work in September 1935 to construct Chewacla Park, and by March 1941 had built a dam and 26-acre lake, roads, trails, cabins, bathhouse, manager's house, arch bridge, and office. Barracks, mess hall, and canteen were also built on site to house men from Alabama and other Southern states. Company 4447, Camp SCS-9, was located in Lee County about one mile south of Auburn and did soil conservation work on farms, controlled highway erosion, and assisted Company 4448 with quarrying stone for the new park. The camps were in District H, headquartered in Fort Benning, Georgia. Vocational and educational opportunities were available to enrollees in the CCC program. The park was turned over to the State of Alabama with the creation of the Alabama State Park System in 1939, and CCC work continued through 1941.