Existing comment:
CCC:
In March 1940, a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, consisting mostly of enrollees from the southern states, was established to help develop Arches National Monument. They improved the old entrance road, constructed headquarters buildings and started work on a new entrance road. Work was halted when the U.S. entered World War II. The camp, one of the last in the nation, closed in March of 1942. Today the camp is gone, but the lasting contributions of the CCC can still be seen in the historic red sandstone building near the visitor center. |