Civilian Conservation Corps Work in Northern Rhode Island

"Leo Caisse remembers his father, also Leo, telling him stories of his adventures working in Rhode Island's branch of the Civilian Conservation Corps, an emergency relief program under Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.

"The younger Caisse, who lost his father when he was young, has spent years researching those contributions by the CCC, learning that these unemployed young men were not only able to use the money they made to keep their families from starving during the Great Depression, but contributed greatly to the landscape across the state, including many locations in northern Rhode Island.

"The CCC, which had camps in North Smithfield and Foster, as well as George Washington State Park, did a lot of work in Foster, Glocester, North Smithfield, Lincoln, Cumberland and North Providence, he said. Traces of the CCC's work can be seen in old fireplaces at Lincoln Woods State Park, a fireplace on a farm on Black Plain Road in North Smithfield, and a recreation building on a pond in Glocester. A hiker might still find a stone pool or platform in a remote area of northwestern Rhode Island.

"Many trails across the area still in use today had their beginnings with the men of the CCC."

A recent article in The Valley Breeze reported on some the work some by the CCC in northern Rhode Island.

To access the complete Valley Breeze report, please visit:

The Valley Breeze: Across northern R.I. are signs of the Civilian Conservation Corps (2 JAN 19)

Background information:

Wikipedia: Civilian Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy