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Civil Conservation Corps Legacy Day – 8/6/2016

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Letchworth State Park

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Join us in exploring and honoring Letchworth Park’s Civil Conservation Corps history.

Printable 2016 CCC Legacy Day Schedule

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

    Flag Raising of the CCC Flag at the CCC Memorial Pole, at Lower Falls Restaurant area.

 

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

 

    Gibsonville Camp 40 Tour * – meet at Gibsonville area (north of Perry entrance).

 

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

    CCC Exhibits and Family Activities # – meet at Octagon Shelter, Lower Falls.

 

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

 

    St. Helena Camp 76 Tour * – meet at St. Helena Picnic Grounds, lower level.

 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

 

    Walk to Lower Falls Bridge ** – meet at the Octagon Shelter.

 

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

 

    Recognition of CCC Veterans and Families.
    CCC Video presentation by Paul Zielinski – meet at Octagon Shelter.

 

2:15 PM

 

    Remembrance Ceremony at CCC Statue, near Lower Falls Restaurant parking-lot.

 

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

 

    Lower Falls Camp 49 Tour * – meet at CCC Statue

 

4:00 PM – 5:50 PM

 

    Big Bend Camp 23 Tour * – meet at Parade Grounds parking-lot.

* Camp tours include a tour of the former camp site with photographs and stories, and the laying of flowers to honor camp members.  All individuals who participate in all four camp tours will receive a special “We Can Take It” certificate. Easy walking.    ** Many steps and mud.

# Historic photographs, engineering plans, and other CCC memorabilia from the Park and private collections will be on display.  There will also be a traveling exhibit of 1930’s Works Project Administration art, 1930’s music, representatives from the Genesee County AmeriCorps, New York State Excelsior Program, and CCC related activities for families.

Tours will be given by author and local historian Tom Cook. All events are free and open to the public, vehicle use fees apply.  This event is sponsored by the Friends of Letchworth Park and the Genesee State Park Region, and is funded in part by a grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation.