Civilian Conservation Corps, the Depression Era employment program for yound men
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1795 Birth date in Newcastle of Governor (1843-1844) Edward Kavanaugh, Maine’s first Catholic governor. 1933 Maine’s received its first quota of 1,800 men for…
1930-1949 The 1930’s and 1940’s were difficult for most Americans. During the Great Depression, several projects set the stage for recovery in Maine, such as the Wyman Dam on the Kennebec River, the beginnings of Baxter State Park, the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County, and the temporary but productive Civilian Conservation Corp, which…