During the Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps hired thousands of young men and put them to work building and improving public amenities. CCC members were responsible for building many of the structures still in place at Millersylvania State Park, outside of Olympia. In this photo, a group of young men are hard at work building one of the kitchen shelters at the park.
circa 1935 photograph, State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog 2008.210.8.2
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2018