Record #:

9988

Author(s):

Carter, Ted

Abstract:

The Civilian Conservation Corps was one of the many government funded programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, effectuated to combat nationwide poverty during the Great Depression. The Corps' many significant conservationist contributions included clearing trails and roads in the mountains of North Carolina, planting millions of trees, and controlling forest fires.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 9, Feb 1974, p12-16, por

Subject(s):

Conservation of natural resources