. 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. Stone chimney. Stone oven Hathaway Ledge to connect with the Assonet-Fall River highway. A key aspect of the effort was the natural treatment of the landscape so that man-made effects would not be noticeable. Camp SP-16 also improved truck trails, built water holes, cleared roadsides and planted over 100 acres with white pine. Camp S-77 began with truck trail construction, fi
. 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. Stone chimney. Stone oven Hathaway Ledge to connect with the Assonet-Fall River highway. A key aspect of the effort was the natural treatment of the landscape so that man-made effects would not be noticeable. Camp SP-16 also improved truck trails, built water holes, cleared roadsides and planted over 100 acres with white pine. Camp S-77 began with truck trail construction, fire hazard reduction, survey- ing and fire fighting, and then turned its attention to the construction of Payne, Makepeace and Hathaway Roads and their associated water holes. There has been little development at this forest since the 1930s. Resource Description Freetown-Fall River State Forest consists of 5,441 acres of mixed second growth forest. The forest is crisscrossed by a network of roads and trails, some built by the CCC in the 1930s and others which pre-date the CCC era. The forest headquarters and a small picnic area, the primary recreational develop- ment in the forest, are located near the intersection of Payne Road and Slab Bridge Road in the eastern section of the forest. These areas were initially laid out by the CCC but the CCC buildings and recreational facilities were replaced in the 1960s. One of the more ambitious CCC projects proposed for the forest, a large dam to create a major pond and recreation area near the quarry, was never built. The Profile Rock section of the forest is located on the north side of Slab Bridge Road. Although this area was not acquired by the state until the 1950s, the stone entrance pillars, overlook and parking lot layout are similar in style to CCC work. A section of the forest west of High Street has been designated a Wapanoag Indian Reservation and is used by the Wapanoag tribe as a cultural center and ceremonial area. Evidence
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