Weaver Library will host author and historian Marty Podskoch who will give a Power Point presentation on the 90th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps and work in RI.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began on March 31, 1933 under President Roosevelt's "New Deal" to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. CCC camps were set up in a few Rhode Island towns, state parks, & forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites, & dams, stocked fish, built & maintained fire tower observer's cabins & telephone lines, fought fires, & planted millions of trees. The CCC disbanded in 1942 due to the need for men in WWII.
In Rhode Island, seven CCC camps were established: Westerly/Burlingame in Charlestown, Greene/Mt. Vernon in Foster, Hope Valley/Arcadia in Richmond, Putnam/ Washington State Park in Glocester, Kent/Nooseneck in West Greenwich, Escoheag/Beach Pond in Exeter, and Woonsocket/Primrose in North Smithfield.
Marty Podskoch is a retired teacher and the author of 11 books: Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: Their History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC; Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore, Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Southern Districts; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts, Adirondack Stories: Historical Sketches; 101 More Adirondack Stories: Historical Sketches; The Adirondack 102 Club: Your Passport & Guide to the North Country. He also writes a weekly column called "Adirondack Stories," in five Adirondack newspapers. He has written three travel book: The Adirondack 102 Club, The Connecticut 169 Club and the Rhode Island 39 Club.
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