. 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 4 - Connecticut River Valley Dean PondArea( 1934-40) Dean Pond, a 10-acre pond located at the western edge of Brimfield State Forest, is the primary recreational facility of the forest. It is heavily used for swimming and picnicking. Dingley Dell Dam, which impounds the pond, is one of the most dramatic dams built by the CCC in Massachusetts. It is an earthen dam with
. 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 4 - Connecticut River Valley Dean PondArea( 1934-40) Dean Pond, a 10-acre pond located at the western edge of Brimfield State Forest, is the primary recreational facility of the forest. It is heavily used for swimming and picnicking. Dingley Dell Dam, which impounds the pond, is one of the most dramatic dams built by the CCC in Massachusetts. It is an earthen dam with a roughly 20-foot drop over a stepped-stone spillway. The channel below the dam is also stone-lined, and the road to the recreation area passes over a stone-faced bridge at the pond outlet. Recreation facilities are concentrated at the southwestern end of the pond. Most of the former CCC buildings have been replaced within the past decade, but a CCC-built picnic pavilion remains. It is similar to many found throughout the state, with a low stone wall, concrete floor and wooden structure. It has an asphalt-shingled replacement roof in lieu of the original wooden shingles. Nearby is a bathing beach, originally laid out by the CCC, a circa 1990s restroom which replaced an earlier CCC-built version and a parking lot with a small contact station, both of relatively recent origin, although there was most likely an earlier CCC- built parking are in the same location. Dearth Hill Pond, Dam and Bridge (1938) Dearth Hill Pond is located on the east side of Dearth Hill Road near the forest headquarters. It is a 5-acre pond created by a CCC-built earthen dam located at the northern end. The spillway has vertical concrete walls with a wooden replacement walkway across the top. The downhill side of the dam is faced with unmortared fieldstone. Adjacent to the dam is a stone-faced vehicular bridge over which Dearth Hill Road passes. This area presently receives little use as there are more up-
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