. 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 3 - Central Massachusetts SPENCER STATE FOREST SPENCER, LEICESTER Historical Background Spencer State Forest was established in 1922. By 1933 the forest had grown to 650 acres, including Howe Mill Pond and the former Howe homestead, home of a well-known family of inventors. In addition to the main forest tract near South Spencer there were also several separate parcels
. 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 3 - Central Massachusetts SPENCER STATE FOREST SPENCER, LEICESTER Historical Background Spencer State Forest was established in 1922. By 1933 the forest had grown to 650 acres, including Howe Mill Pond and the former Howe homestead, home of a well-known family of inventors. In addition to the main forest tract near South Spencer there were also several separate parcels acquired under the state's Reforestation Act. Camp S-55 (Company VI117) was established in 1933 at the south end of Thompson Pond in North Spencer. Unlike most of the CCC camps, which were staffed by young unemployed men, this was one of several veterans camps in Massachusetts. Projects of this camp included forestry, road construction and initial development of the recreation area at Howe Pond including construction of the dam. Camp S-55 closed in 1935. In 1937 Camp S-60 from Brimfield built a supervisor's residence/headquarters for the forest. Camp S-85 from Douglas completed the work in 1938 and repaired the dam which had been damaged by the hurricane. There has been little change at this forest since the 1930s other than upgrading of the parking area and construc- tion of a new comfort station in 1997-8. LEGEND = Hard Surfaced Road ===== Main Road to the Forest (Gravel) «=iss- Other Roads n Picnic Area, with Fire-ploces oiui. Water Mole (for Fire Protection) South Spencer Road' *To Route 9 I Mile West ol Spencer * J* /To Route 9 at Spencer. To Route 20 at Charlton City "^fflSSKffiftKt! 0F MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMCNT OF CONSERVfcTION SPENCER STATE FODEST in SPENCER, MASS. SCALC OF MILES ' ' i â â ».., 47. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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