Building Chicot State Park

Photograph

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Southern Forest Heritage Museum

cleared forests: Page 1
cleared forests

Page 1

Name/Title

Building Chicot State Park

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.63

Tags

CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, Photo, Public

Description

cleared forests to create a lake for Chicot State Park; portable sawmill was used to produce lumber at Chicot State Park

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Photocopy

Subject

Building of Chicot State Park

Subject Place

City

Ville Platte

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Collection

Southern Forest Heritage Museum

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Research

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibition Title (if it's in an exhibit)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Ville Platte

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

CCC pub photos

Other Name

73.CSP, land clearing

Name Type

CCC pub photos

Other Name

74.CSP, sawmill

Other Numbers

Number Type

Drive

Other Number

SFHM.SFHM.2020.Drive.062

Parts

Count

2

Parts

1-cleared forests 2-portable sawmill

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

The Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps

Web Links and URLs

Chicot State Park Site

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Civilian Conservation Corps in Louisiana

Notes

The Work of the Civilian Conservation Corps Interactive Kiosk

Research Notes

Person

Dr. Anna Burns, Dr. James Barnett

Date

2012

Notes

Work of Company 1427, Camp SP-6, Ville Platte; Company 1427 built service roads, bridges were built, a 2,000 acre lake bottom and a mile-long levee, 4-feet high, complete with a concrete spillway at Chicot State Park