. The Civilian Conservation Corps : shaping the forests and parks of Massachusetts : a statewide survey of Civilian Conservation Corps resources. Civilian Conservation Corps (U. S. ); Forest reserves; Public lands; Parks. Region 5 - Western Massachusetts Administration Building (1936) Located on the south side of Route 20 just west of Boulder Park is the CCC- built administration building with attached garage totaling 1,128 square feet. This is a wooden building with concrete floor. Several windows on the back wall have been closed up and one garage opening on the front facade has been removed
. The Civilian Conservation Corps : shaping the forests and parks of Massachusetts : a statewide survey of Civilian Conservation Corps resources. Civilian Conservation Corps (U. S. ); Forest reserves; Public lands; Parks. Region 5 - Western Massachusetts Administration Building (1936) Located on the south side of Route 20 just west of Boulder Park is the CCC- built administration building with attached garage totaling 1,128 square feet. This is a wooden building with concrete floor. Several windows on the back wall have been closed up and one garage opening on the front facade has been removed. The condition of this structure is good. A low dry-laid stone retain- ing wall behind the building was also built by the CCC. The adjacent five bay garage was built in the Chester State Forest administration building CONWAY STATE FOREST CONWAY Conway State Forest, like many early Massachusetts state forests, was cut-over land purchased for future forestry potential. State acquisition at Conway began in the 1920s with a total of 1,716 acres acquired by the end of 1933. In 1935 a 20-man crew from CCC Camp SP-14 (Company 128) at nearby State Forest was assigned to do forestry work at Conway, primarily forest improvement cuttings, fire hazard reduction and gypsy moth control. In 1938 CCC Camp SP-29 from State Forest carried out blister rust control on the entire forest. There was no permanent CCC camp at this forest and CCC activities were limited to forestry, with no recreational development undertaken. STATE FOREST GOSHEN AND ASHFIELD Historical Background State Forest was established in 1929 when the Daughters of the American Revolution donated 1,020 acres from the estate of John Tomlinson to the state as a forest preserve. State crews worked on this forest in the early 1930s but major improvements date to the CCC era. CCC Camp S-67 (Company 1103) was established in 1933 to work at and Mt. Tom State Forests. Roadwork and forestry were
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