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Public - No. 5-73d Congress S.598 "An Act for the useful public work, and for other purposes" March 31, 1933

"to provide for employing citizens of the who are unemployed, in the construction, maintenance and carrying on of works of a public nature in connection with the forestation of lands belonging to the United States ... "

"the prevention of forest fires, floods and soil , pest and disease control, the construction, maintenance or repair of paths, trails and fire lanes in national parks and national forests, and such other work on the public domain, ... " EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

To Prepare For Anniversary: •. What is the Extent of the CCC Resources?

•!• Where are the Resources Located?

•!• What are the Resource Types?

•!• Is There Sufficient Information to Evaluate Significance for the Potential Resources? •!• What are the Overall Conditions of the Potential Resources? •!• Can We Correctly Identify CCC Features? What Areas Still Need to be EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

520 480 440 400 360 320 280 240 200 160 120 80 40 0 Northeast National Capital Southeast

lnterrrountain Northeast Pacific West National Capital Mdw est Southeast Alaska • Coun· 517 241 198 163 58 23 6

Number of Specifically Identified CCC Resources on the LCS by Region November 2005 EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 0 Northeast lnterrrountain Pacific West National Capital Midwest Southeast

Northeast lnterrrountain Pacific West National Capital Midwest Southeast • Count 44 20 12 8 6

Number of Specifically Identified WPA Resources on the LCS by Region November 2005 EXP RIENCE YOUR AMERICA EXP RIENCE YOUR AMERICA • In e •

~ Telephone and Utility Lines ~ Cabins ~ Lookout Houses and Towers ~ Equipment and Supply Houses ~ Trails (Truck, Horse, and Foot) ~ Com fort Stations ~ Park Dwellings ~ Lodges ~ Administration/Museum Buildings ~ Water Storage Facilities ~ Campgrounds with Associated ~ Camp Fireplaces Structures ~ Signs, Markers, and Monuments ~ Fences ~ Incinerato rs ~ Water Systems ~ Drinking Fountains ~ Reservoirs ~ Walkways ~ Nurseries ~ CCC Camp Structures ~ Erosion Control (Dams, Bank ~ Tree Towers Protection) ~ Ranger Stations ~ Flood Control ~ Stone and Adobe Walls ~ Bridges (Foot, Horse, and Vehicular) ~ Table and Bench Combinations ~ Corrals ~ Tunnels ~ and Related Features (Culverts, ~ Retaining and Compound Walls Guard Walls, Guard Rails, Diversion, ~ Maintenance Buildings Ditches and Retaining Walls) ~ Landscaping ~ Picnic and Trail Shelters ~ Tree Wells EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA EXPERIENCE YOUR AME'RICA EXPERIENCE YO UR AMERICA

~ ~ Bandelier National Monument ~ Big Bend National Park ~ Black of the Gunnison NP ~ Bryce National Park ~ Capitol Reef National Park ~ Carlsbad Caverns National Park ~ Cedar Breaks National Monument ~ Chaco Culture National Historical Park ~ Chickasaw ~ Chiricahua National Monument Visitor Center Bridge - Arches NP ~ National Monument ~ Devils Tower National Monument ~ Old Santa Fe Trail Building ~ Fort Laramie National Historic Site ~ Rocky Mountain National Park ~ Glacier National Park ~ Tuzigoot National Monument ~ National Park ~ ~ Grand Teton National Park ~ Walnut Canyon National Monument ~ Mesa Verde National Park ~ Wupatki National Monument ~ Petrified Forest National Park ~ Yellowstone National Park ~ Pipe Spring National Monument ~ EXPERIENCE YOUR an t : ' AMERICA );;o> Capulin Volcano National Monument );o> Dinosaur National Monument );;o> Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site );;o> Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve );;o> Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument );o> Timpanogos Cave National Monument );o> Tuzigoot National Monument );;o> White Sands National Monument

Superintendent's Residence - Great Sand Dunes NP&P Museum and Headquarters Bldg - Tuzigoot NM EXPE RI ENCE YO UR AMERICA

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Distribution of CCC-Period Resources by Cluster Intermountain Region EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA EXPERIENC YOUR AMERICA EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

ARIZONA OKLAHOMA Chiricahua National Monument - 1 Camp Chickasaw National Recreation Area - 1 Camp Grand Canyon National Park - 5 Camps Petrified Forest National Park - 2 Camps Saguaro National Park - 1 Camp TEXAS Wupatki National Monument - 1 Camp Big Bend National Park - 1 Camp

COLORADO Colorado National Monument - 3 Camps Arches National Park - 1 Camp Mesa Verde National Park - 3 Camps Bryce Canyon National Park - 1 Camp Rocky Mountain National Park - 6 Camps Capitol Reef National Park - 1 Camp Cedar Breaks National Park - 1 Camp Zion National Park - 3 Camps MONTANA Glacier National Park - 15 Camps Devils Tower National Monument - 1 Camp NEW Grand Teton National Park - 5 Camps Carlsbad Cavern National Park - 1 Camp Yellowstone National Park - 10 Camps Chaco Culture National Historical Park- 1 Camp Bandelier National Monument - 2 Camps EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA • s · ed 2- •

ARIZONA OKLAHOMA Pipe Spring National Monument - 1 Camp To Date None Identified

TEXAS To Date None Identified

COLORADO UTAH Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ­ To Date None Identified Spike Camp

MONTANA To Date None Identified WYOMING To Date None Identified To Date None Identified EXPERIENC Ex a a at YOUR d AMERICA • • h •

ARIZONA OKLAHOMA To Date None Identified To Date None Identified

TEXAS To Date None Identified

COLORADO UTAH Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park To Date None Identified Mesa Verde National Park (Community Building, Bunkhouse)

MONTANA To Date None Identified WYOMING Fort La ramie National Historic Park (Equipment NEW MEXICO Shed) To Date None Identified Grand Teton National Park (Bath House, Mess Hall) Yellowstone National Park (Bunkhouse) II EXPERIENCE r YOUR i a • AMERICA

•!• NPS Region Ill Headquarters NHL Santa Fe, New Mexico

•!• Bandelier CCC Historic District NHL Bandelier NM, New Mexico

•!• Mesa Verde Administrative District NHL Mesa Verde NP, Colorado

•!• Painted Desert Inn NHL Petrified Forest NP, Arizona

•!• Grand Canyon Village Historic District NHL (Three Residences) Grand Canyon NP, Arizona

•!• Northeast N H L Yellowstone NP, Montana NPS Region Ill Headquarters- Santa Fe, NM EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

•!• CCC Structures Historic District (SHPO DOE) Saguaro NP, Arizona

•!• CCC Structures Historic District (SHPO DOE) Chiricahua NM, Arizona

•!• Platt Historic District (SHPO DOE) Chickasaw NRA, Oklahoma

•!• North Rim Historic District (NR) Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP , Colorado

•!• Signal Hill Fire Tower District (SHPO DOE) Grand Canyon NP, Arizona

Bear Cage (For CCC Camp Pet Bear) Chiricahua NM EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA

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•!• LOW IMPACT Level: Known impact(s) no significant effects to structure and/or not a threat to visitors or staff. •!•MODERATE IMPACT Level: Significant damage or loss if action is not taken within 5 years and/or potentially threatening to visitors or staff. •!•SEVERE IMPACT Level: Significant damage or loss if action is not taken within 2 years and/or an immediate threat to visitor or staff safety. Impact Levels for CCC-Period Resources Intermountain Region EXP RIENCE YOUR AMERICA

);> Structural Deterioration - 25% );> Vandalism- Less than 1% );> Weather - 25% );> Inappropriate Environment- Less than 1 °/o );> Tenants/Occupants- 24°/o );> Agriculture- Less than 1°/o );> Park Operations - 8°/o );> Visitation - 3o/o );> Vegetation - 2% );> Inappropriate or Inadequate Preservation, Restoration, Rehabilitation - 2°/o );> Inappropriate or Inadequate Maintenance Techniques- 2% );> Erosion- 2% );> Neglect- 2% );> Consumptive Use- 2% );> Animal/Pest Infestation- 1 °/o );> Development - Less than 1% );> Biological Degradation - Less than 1% );> Inundation - Less than 1% Bryce Canyon Horse Barn - Bryce Canyon NP EXP RIENCE YOUR AMERICA

•!• The buildings and structures are actively being used.

•!• The majority of the buildings and structures support park operations (maintenance facilities, roads, housing, administration, etc ... )

•!• Compatible adaptive uses have been found for functions no longer needed (residence to offices, equipment storage to other maintenance use, etc ... ) 1 I k! I I I I .f' J

Shadow Mountain Fire Lookout- Rocky Mountain NP EXP RIENCE YOUR AMERICA • ar• fort c a Findings: •!• Insufficient evaluation criteria for determinations of eligibility for CCC buildings, structures, landscapes, landscape features, furniture, preservation projects and archeological resources. •!• Insufficient criteria to identify unique examples of CCC Resource Types •!• Inadequate identification of CCC and "New Deal" related features within NPS resource databases. •!• Minimal National Register work completed for "New Deal" related features. South Rim Tree Tower - Grand Canyon NP EXPERIENCE YOUR s Ar AMERICA e:

•!• Establish National Register Criteria for Making Significance Determinations

•!• Prepare a Multiple Property Nomination to Identify CCC Resource Types •!• Encourage NPS Resource Managers to Evaluate and Nominate Potential CCC Resources and Districts •!• Encourage NPS Database Managers and Survey Teams to Identify and Document "New Deal" Resources in the National Databases •!• Have WASO Resource Managers Assemble a Team of Park, Region, and

WASO Staff to Plan for 75th Anniversary Stone Drinking Fountain - Grand Canyon NP EXP RIENCE YOUR AMERICA

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Sources Used: •!• NPS List of Classified Structures Database •!• Park and Recreation Structures, NPS, Albert Good, 1938 •!• The Tree Army, A Pictorial of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942, Stan Cohen, 1980 •!• The Civilian Conservation Corps and the , 1933-1942, An Administrative History, John Paige, 1985

Presentation Prepared by: Painted Desert Inn A. Sayre Hutchison, NCARB AlA Petrified Forest National Park NPS, Intermountain Region Historical Architect Last Updated: February 2, 2007