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The Legacy of 3 Million
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
If you've spent a decent amount of time in National or State parks in the U.S., you've probably been in a building built by a federal program that employed nearly 3 million people during the most difficult economic time in our country's history. Their work constructed trails and shelters in more than 800 state and national parks. They built wildlife refuges, fisheries, water storage basins and animal shelters. They built bridges and campground facilities, many of which are still in use today.
Today on America's National Parks, the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Today on America's National Parks, the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Released:
Nov 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Wonderful Wind Cave: In 1881, Jesse and Tom Bingham heard a whistling noise coming from a beach-ball-sized hole in a rock formation near Hot Springs, South Dakota. Wind was blowing out of the hole, just as it does today, with such force that it blew off Tom's hat. As the sto... by America’s National Parks Podcast