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Shenandoah National Park
Collections
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) (53 Photos)
CCC boys living and working in the park.
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Early Log Structures (13 Photos)
Log structures built early in the park's history.
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Early Park (15 Photos)
Promotional Photogaphs
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Early Park Souvenirs (26 Photos)
Shenandoah National Park Museum Collections - Early Park Souvenirs
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Early Trail Construction (36 Photos)
Historical Photographs of Shenandoah National Park Trail Construction, 1933-1942.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (10 Photos)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Shenandoah August 1933 visiting the CCC Camps and then at the Park Dedication, July 1936.
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HAER Photo Documentation (117 Photos)
The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) for Skyline Drive.
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Mountain Residents (50 Photos)
Residents of the mountain land before the park was established.
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Pre-Park Resort Life (15 Photos)
Black Rock Springs & Skyland Resorts before the creation of the park.
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Segregated Facilities 1939-1950 (14 Photos)
Lewis Mountain and other Segregated Facilities 1939-1950.
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Skyline Drive Construction (15 Photos)
Photos from the 1930's and the construction of Skyline Drive.
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The Hoovers and Rapidan Camp (13 Photos)
Photos of the Hoovers and Rapidan Camp.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (14 Photos)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Big Meadows, Field training 1942-1943.
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As opportunities arise, research information will be posted here. This may be information pertaining to current studies being done within the park, or conclusions from research that has already taken place.
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Did You Know?
Benton McKaye, the “father of the Appalachian Trail,” was also instrumental in passage of the Wilderness Act. Shenandoah National Park carries on Benton McKaye’s legacy with 101 miles of the Appalachian Trail and almost 80,000 acres of designated wilderness.
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Last Updated: January 29, 2007 at 17:34 EST |