The Great Depression, Displaced Mountaineers, and the C.C.C.

November 6th, 2009 by

Check out this great video - from the United States Digital Archives and Shenandoah National Park depicting life during the "Great Depression." The video details aspects of the "Great Depression" through out the United States including poverty, the "Dust Bowl," and unemployment. The second part of the film documents the relocation of "Mountaineers" in the Shenandoah National Park by the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The final part of the film illustrates work projects conducted by the ... What do you think?

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Keywords: Civilian, Conservation, Corps, CCC, Great, Depression, Mountaineers, Shenandoah, National, Park, Appalachia, Virginia, Dust, Bowl

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