DAY TRIPS: Celebrating 100 years of Texas parks and the contributions of Civilian Conservation Corps.
The Concession Building at Abilene State Park was completed by the CCC in 1934
Adhering mostly to the National Park Service style of architecture, the CCC built roads, dams, cabins, and meeting halls. Much of the furniture for the parks was built athauled out more than 2 million cubic yards of dirt and guano. Two companies of young Black men helped build the road intomostly with picks and shovels. The CCC's work is still evident in our state parks. What higher praise could be spoken?.
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