. 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 2 - Northeastern Massachusetts and horseback riding, with seasonal hunting and cross country skiing. Other than CCC-built roads, trails and dams, which are found throughout the forest, CCC resources are concentrated in six areas: the forest entrance, forest head- quarters, Stearns Pond, Lorraine Park, the western ponds and the CCC camp sites. Forest Entrance (1933) The
. 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 2 - Northeastern Massachusetts and horseback riding, with seasonal hunting and cross country skiing. Other than CCC-built roads, trails and dams, which are found throughout the forest, CCC resources are concentrated in six areas: the forest entrance, forest head- quarters, Stearns Pond, Lorraine Park, the western ponds and the CCC camp sites. Forest Entrance (1933) The forest entrance is located off Route 125 in Andover at the intersection with Harold Parker Road and Gould Street. This entrance, at the far western edge of the forest, is still in use but is no longer considered the main entrance to the forest. The primary resource marking the area is a pair of stone entrance pillars located on either side of Harold Parker Road at the intersection of Route 125. These square pillars, built of local fieldstone, are approximately 8 feet high and 5 feet wide with a ridged cap on top. Iron loops on the pillars indicate that there was originally an entrance chain. The pillars, although only remnants of the former entrance area, exemplify the high quality design, skilled craftsmanship and use of durable native materials which characterized the work of the CCC, as well as the importance that was attached to having a suitable entrance to welcome visitors to the forest. Harold Parker Road leading into the forest was also built by the CCC. It follows its original alignment but no longer retains distinctive CCC roadway or landscape features. Forest Headquarters (1937-8) The forest headquarters is located on Middleton Road just south of Harold Parker Road near Stearns Pond. The headquarters area is generally wooded with some red pine plantations (planted by the CCC) to the south. The headquarters building is a center-entrance, one-story, gable-end building
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