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Selected Works of Vicki Betts
Presentation
"Building Parks, Building Men: Tyler State Park and the CCC"
Smith County Historical Society (2014)
  • Vicki Betts, University of Texas at Tyler
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Abstract
Traces the development and construction of Tyler State Park and CCC Camp 2888, from 1934 through the completion in 1941. Included are images of newspaper coverage and current photos of surviving structures and features.
Keywords
  • Tyler State Park,
  • Texas,
  • Civilian Conservation Corps,
  • Smith County Historical Society,
  • CCC,
  • Great Depression,
  • New Deal
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 5, 2014
Location
Carnegie History Center, Tyler, Texas
Citation Information
Vicki Betts. ""Building Parks, Building Men: Tyler State Park and the CCC"" Smith County Historical Society (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vicki-betts/46/