While the CCC consisted of young men in a semi-military setting, commanded in barracks by regular military officers, the Works Progress Administration used older men that worked out of their homes on local projects.
WATERTOWN – The Tug Hill Commission will host its second historical program of 2022 at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 21. The program will be held both in-person and online
It seems like almost yesterday that The Lodge at Giant City State Park near Makanda, Illinois wad dedicated. The date was Sunday, August 30, 1936, and approximately 20,000 people attended the ceremonies featuring comments from Illinois Governor Henry Horner.
Raymond Burr, per his own admission, was one of the 3 million unemployed single men who signed up to participate in the New Deal program known as the Civilian Conservation