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In the 1930s, two Civilian Conservation Corps Camps were established in Harold Parker State Forest, Camp S-5 (Company 110) and Camp S-76 (Company 167).  The camps work included reforestation work, damming ponds, road and trail creation, building recreational facilities.  Camp S-76 also provided assistance to local communities during emergencies. <ref> https://archive.org/details/civilianconserva00berg/mode/2up?q=harold+parker  Civilian Conservation Corps : shaping the forests and parks of Massachusetts : a statewide survey of Civilian Conservation Corps resources]</ref> <ref> [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofco00mass_5/page/n3/mode/2up Annual Report of the Commissioner of Conservation and State Forester (1920-1938)] </ref> Creating stocked ponds, available to the public, was a major goal of Harold Parker camp leadership, <ref> Ponds in Parker forest for fish raising,''The Andover Townsman,'' June 30, 1933. </ref> Hundreds of men, many of them local worked in and led the camps' work. <ref>State forest to be recreational park, ''The Andover Townsman,'' June 1, 1934 </ref>   
In the 1930s, two Civilian Conservation Corps Camps were established in Harold Parker State Forest, Camp S-5 (Company 110) and Camp S-76 (Company 167).  The camps work included reforestation work, damming ponds, road and trail creation, building recreational facilities.  Camp S-76 also provided assistance to local communities during emergencies. <ref> https://archive.org/details/civilianconserva00berg/mode/2up?q=harold+parker  Civilian Conservation Corps : shaping the forests and parks of Massachusetts : a statewide survey of Civilian Conservation Corps resources]</ref> <ref> [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofco00mass_5/page/n3/mode/2up Annual Report of the Commissioner of Conservation and State Forester (1920-1938)] </ref> Creating stocked ponds, available to the public, was a major goal of Harold Parker camp leadership, <ref> Ponds in Parker forest for fish raising,''The Andover Townsman,'' June 30, 1933. </ref> Hundreds of men, many of them local worked in and led the camps' work. <ref>State forest to be recreational park, ''The Andover Townsman,'' June 1, 1934 </ref>   


[[File:Road and Bridge over the Skug River.png|600px|thumb|...''Road and Bridge over the Skug River, Harold Parker State Forest, 1933''....click to enlarge|right]]
[[File:Road and Bridge over the Skug River.png|600px|thumb|...''Road and Bridge over the Skug River, Harold Parker State Forest, 1933 from the University of Massachusetts Archives and Special Collections''....click to enlarge|right]]




[[Image:Dam No. 2 Harold Parker State Forest, 1933.png|600px|thumb|...''Dam No. 2 Harold Parker State Forest, 1933 from the University of Massachusetts Archives and Special Collections''.... click to enlarge|right]]
[[Image:Dam No. 2 Harold Parker State Forest, 1933.png|600px|thumb|...''Dam No. 2 Harold Parker State Forest, 1933, from the University of Massachusetts Archives and Special Collections''.... click to enlarge|right]]


The camp crews provided recreational opportunities for themselves and the Town of Andover. <ref> C.C.C. recreation program launched, ''The Andover Townsman,'' July 20, 1934. </ref> The Town of Andover invited CCC camp crews to take classes at Punchard High School, to borrow library books and to generally be a part of town life. The Andover Selectmen voted to allow the C.C.C. crews use of Pomp's Pond for recreation. <ref> C.C.C. Camps enjoying sports, ''The Andover Townsman,'' September 7, 1934. </ref>  There is some evidence that camp crew used their time to become qualified for permanent employment. <ref> CCC member becomes state police officer, ''The Andover Townsman'', January 8, 1937. </ref>  
The camp crews provided recreational opportunities for themselves and the Town of Andover. <ref> C.C.C. recreation program launched, ''The Andover Townsman,'' July 20, 1934. </ref> The Town of Andover invited CCC camp crews to take classes at Punchard High School, to borrow library books and to generally be a part of town life. The Andover Selectmen voted to allow the C.C.C. crews use of Pomp's Pond for recreation. <ref> C.C.C. Camps enjoying sports, ''The Andover Townsman,'' September 7, 1934. </ref>  There is some evidence that camp crew used their time to become qualified for permanent employment. <ref> CCC member becomes state police officer, ''The Andover Townsman'', January 8, 1937. </ref>  

Revision as of 15:51, 25 March 2024

In the 1930s, two Civilian Conservation Corps Camps were established in Harold Parker State Forest, Camp S-5 (Company 110) and Camp S-76 (Company 167). The camps work included reforestation work, damming ponds, road and trail creation, building recreational facilities. Camp S-76 also provided assistance to local communities during emergencies. [1] [2] Creating stocked ponds, available to the public, was a major goal of Harold Parker camp leadership, [3] Hundreds of men, many of them local worked in and led the camps' work. [4]

...Road and Bridge over the Skug River, Harold Parker State Forest, 1933 from the University of Massachusetts Archives and Special Collections....click to enlarge


...Dam No. 2 Harold Parker State Forest, 1933, from the University of Massachusetts Archives and Special Collections.... click to enlarge

The camp crews provided recreational opportunities for themselves and the Town of Andover. [5] The Town of Andover invited CCC camp crews to take classes at Punchard High School, to borrow library books and to generally be a part of town life. The Andover Selectmen voted to allow the C.C.C. crews use of Pomp's Pond for recreation. [6] There is some evidence that camp crew used their time to become qualified for permanent employment. [7]

Massachusetts Senator, David I. Walsh, inspected the camp in 1934. [8] Four-term Boston Mayor and one-term MA governor, James Michael Curley visited the camps with his daughter Mary in February 1935. [9] Employment counselors were brought in to advise the camp crew on tips and techniques for finding stable employment. [10]


The C.C.C. Camp facilities in Harold Parker State Forest officially closed on July 28, 1941. [11] Military police batallions were in residence at Harold Parker in the early years of World War II, after the C.C.C. camps shuttered. [12]

HAROLD PARKER REVIEW CAMP NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
The Harold Parker Review was a type-written and hand-illustrated camp newsletter begun in 1934. [13]Digitized copies of The Harold Parker Review, a type-written and hand-illustrated CCC camp newsletter are available from the Center for Research Libraries digital collections.

Civilian Conservation Corps Camp/Harold Parker photographs are held in the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Archives and Special Collections and may be viewed online on the Digital Public Library of America platform with a keyword search for "Harold Parker" and limited to the format type "images." dp.la

REFERENCES

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/civilianconserva00berg/mode/2up?q=harold+parker Civilian Conservation Corps : shaping the forests and parks of Massachusetts : a statewide survey of Civilian Conservation Corps resources]
  2. ↑ Annual Report of the Commissioner of Conservation and State Forester (1920-1938)
  3. ↑ Ponds in Parker forest for fish raising,The Andover Townsman, June 30, 1933.
  4. ↑ State forest to be recreational park, The Andover Townsman, June 1, 1934
  5. ↑ C.C.C. recreation program launched, The Andover Townsman, July 20, 1934.
  6. ↑ C.C.C. Camps enjoying sports, The Andover Townsman, September 7, 1934.
  7. ↑ CCC member becomes state police officer, The Andover Townsman, January 8, 1937.
  8. ↑ C.C.C. Inspected by Senator Walsh, The Andover Townsman, August 31, 1934.
  9. ↑ Governor visits camp in Andover, Lawrence Evening Sun, February 17, 1935.
  10. ↑ Employment counselor talks to C.C.C. boys, The Andover Townsman, May 25, 1934.
  11. ↑ Local C.C.C. Camp closes July 28, The Andover Townsman, July 24, 1941.
  12. ↑ New tenants at state forest, The Andover Townsman, March 19, 1942.
  13. ↑ Paper published by C.C.C. boys, The Andover Townsman, August 3, 1934.

--Stephanie (talk) 13:12, 20 March 2024 (EDT)

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