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Book Historical Collections of Harrison County  in the State of Ohio

Download or read book Historical Collections of Harrison County in the State of Ohio written by Charles Augustus Hanna and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Parks for Texas

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Wright Steely
  • Publisher : University of Texas Press
  • Release : 2010-07-05
  • ISBN : 0292786999
  • Pages : 469 pages

Download or read book Parks for Texas written by James Wright Steely and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State parks across Texas offer a world of opportunities for recreation and education. Yet few park visitors or park managers know the remarkable story of how this magnificent state park system came into being during the depths of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Drawing on archival records and examining especially the political context of the New Deal, James Wright Steely here provides the first comprehensive history of the founding and building of the Texas state park system. Steely's history begins in the 1880s with the movement to establish parks around historical sites from the Texas Revolution. He follows the fits-and-starts progress of park development through the early 1920s, when Governor Pat Neff envisioned the kind of park system that ultimately came into being between 1933 and 1942. During the Depression an amazing cast of personalities from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson led, followed, or obstructed the drive to create this state park system. The New Deal federal-state partnerships for depression relief gave Texas the funding and personnel to build 52 recreational parks under the direction of the National Park Service. Steely focuses in detail on the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps, whose members built parks from Caddo Lake in the east to the first park improvements in the Big Bend out west. An appendix lists and describes all the state parks in Texas through 1945, while Steely's epilogue brings the parks' story up to the present.

Book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Garderning

Download or read book Park and Cemetery and Landscape Garderning written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1985

Download or read book Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1985 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985  Testimony of members of Congress

Download or read book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1985 Testimony of members of Congress written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report

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  • Author : United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1886
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 702 pages

Download or read book Report written by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Texas State Parks and the CCC

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  • Author : Cynthia A. Brandimarte
  • Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
  • Release : 2013-01-05
  • ISBN : 160344825X
  • Pages : 361 pages

Download or read book Texas State Parks and the CCC written by Cynthia A. Brandimarte and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Palo Duro Canyon in the Panhandle to Lake Corpus Christi on the coast, from Balmorhea in far West Texas to Caddo Lake near the Louisiana border, the state parks of Texas are home not only to breathtaking natural beauty, but also to historic buildings and other structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s. In Texas State Parks and the CCC: The Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Cynthia Brandimarte has mined the organization’s archives, as well as those of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation, to compile a rich visual record of how this New Deal program left an indelible stamp on many of the parks we still enjoy today. Some fifty thousand men were enrolled in the CCC in Texas. Between 1933 and 1942, they constructed trails, cabins, concession buildings, bathhouses, dance pavilions, a hotel, and a motor court. Before they arrived, the state’s parklands consisted of fourteen parks on about 800 acres, but by the end of World War II, CCC workers had helped create a system of forty-eight parks on almost 60,000 acres throughout Texas. Accompanied by many never-published images that reveal all aspects of the CCC in Texas, from architectural plans to camp life, Texas State Parks and the CCC covers the formation and development of the CCC and its design philosophy; the building of the parks and the daily experiences of the workers; the completion and management of the parks in the first decades after the war; and the ongoing process of maintaining and preserving the iconic structures that define the rustic, handcrafted look of the CCC. With a call for greater appreciation of these historical resources, especially in light of the recent Bastrop fire, which threatened one of the state’s most popular CCC-era destinations, Brandimarte profiles twenty-nine parks, providing a descriptive history of each and information on its CCC company, the dates of CCC activity, and the CCC-built structures still existing within the park.

Book The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks

Download or read book The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks written by Nathan D. Strange and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are looking for a weekend hike in the woods, a family outing, or great locations to study the local flora and fauna, Indiana state parks provide something for everyone. Visiting all 25 state parks in Indiana, Nathan Strange and Matt Williams profile and photograph the features that make Indiana parks beautiful and unique. Each park profile includes an engaging history of the park's origins and interviews with dedicated staff members about their favorite landscapes, wildlife, and adventures available in each park. This complete guidebook also offers extensive descriptions of the best park trails, along with the authors' hiking experiences, helpful maps, and directions. Featuring 109 exquisite full-color photographs and inside facts, The Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks is a must-have for every Hoosier and visitor to the state.

Book A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana

Download or read book A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana written by Steven Higgs and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-have field-guide for discovering the natural beauty of southern Indiana A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana is the first comprehensive and fully illustrated guidebook for nature lovers who want to explore the wild and natural areas of southern Indiana by trail, water, or road. Featuring 95 beautiful color photos and 5 maps, it provides ideas for a lifetime of fun and exploration, and makes planning easy by including directions to the areas, offering suggestions on what to do when you arrive, and what you will find when you explore. Environmental writer and photographer, Steven Higgs highlights each site's unique natural characteristics and history with additional facts, anecdotes, and observations. Higgs directs readers to the very best locations in southern Indiana for bird and game watching, fishing and boating, hiking and camping, and more. Come and explore the natural areas that represent southern Indiana wilderness at its pristine best!

Book A Visit to Harmonie Indiana State Park

Download or read book A Visit to Harmonie Indiana State Park written by Paul R. Wonning and published by Mossy Feet Books. This book was released on with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harmonie State Park provides a family friendly vacation destination with great views of the Wabash River, great hiking and wonderful riverside picnicking. An important part of Indiana history, historic New Harmony, Indiana, is just a short distance away. By reading this tourism guide, A Visit to Harmonie Indiana State Park the visitor can enrich their vacation to this wonderful state park. indiana state parks, indiana history, indiana camping, indiana fishing, indiana hiking, new harmony indiana, indiana travel guide

Book Official Manual of the State of Missouri

Download or read book Official Manual of the State of Missouri written by Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Orphan Brigade

Download or read book History of the Orphan Brigade written by Edwin Porter Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bulletin  Iowa State Parks

    Book Details:
  • Author : Iowa State Board of Conservation
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1923
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 636 pages

Download or read book Bulletin Iowa State Parks written by Iowa State Board of Conservation and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: