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The CCC gave unemployed young men mainly from cities work and a merger income during the Depression. Some of the pay was sent home to the parents. As BJ says they did a lot of hand labor, picks and shovels. Some did masonry work. They built roads, dams, improved waterways. The hyner View lookout and the road up the mountain was built by the CCC.
The CCC gave unemployed young men mainly from cities work and a merger income during the Depression. Some of the pay was sent home to the parents. As BJ says they did a lot of hand labor, picks and shovels. Some did masonry work. They built roads, dams, improved waterways. The hyner View lookout and the road up the mountain was built by the CCC.
Dedicated in 1920 as Iowa’s first state park, Backbone State Park is one of the most geographically unique locations in Iowa. The steep and narrow ridge of bedrock from the Maquoketa River forms the highest point in northeast Iowa - The Devil’s Backbone - giving the park its legendary name. Take a walk through history by checking out the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) museum, explore the rugged 21-mile multi-use trail system or fish in some of Iowa’s best trout streams. Whether you’re an adrenaline seeker or just wanting to get outdoors for the day, Backbone State Park has something for everyone.
My grandfather was in the CCC here in Oregon. They did a little of everything. We have several State Parks that they did, thinning trees, creating the road and trails and built buildings.
Well, I guess you guys were right. I drove by today and it’s gone. The builder said when he tore into it, it was too far gone. There were no studs in the outside walls, just the horizontal boards. I tried to post pictures, but it wouldn’t let me, and it would delete my text also. I’ll try and edit and add pictures later.
Edit, they still disappear a second or two after I hit upload.
My guess is "Box" construction. It was popular until post WWI. Now they call it "Vertical Plank Wall" construction. It was cheap, easy, and there was no need for a hollow core because most houses didn't have insulation, plumbing, or wiring.
Look ma! No studs!
It usually had siding or batts on the outside, and wallpaper on the inside. Sometimes the wallpaper was paper mâché. Liquid starch and newspapers that were painted after drying.
Well, I guess you guys were right. I drove by today and it’s gone. The builder said when he tore into it, it was too far gone. There were no studs in the outside walls, just the horizontal boards. I tried to post pictures, but it wouldn’t let me, and it would delete my text also. I’ll try and edit and add pictures later.
Edit, they still disappear a second or two after I hit upload.
No studs in the exterior walls??!! Oh my goodness!!! Hahahahaha. HOW did it even stand as long as it did. I think the owner just did themselves a huge favor on the rebuild timeline.
My guess is "Box" construction. It was popular until post WWI. Now they call it "Vertical Plank Wall" construction. It was cheap, easy, and there was no need for a hollow core because most houses didn't have insulation, plumbing, or wiring.
Look ma! No studs!
It usually had siding or batts on the outside, and wallpaper on the inside. Sometimes the wallpaper was paper mâché. Liquid starch and newspapers that were painted after drying.
Remember, if this was a CCC workers' barricks or even a CCC office buuilding, it went up fast, cheap and not intended to last very long.
Not only that, it was an 8 or 9 nine mile uphill drive on a dirt mountain road to get where it was sitting.
Edit - the original cabin that I went to as a kid, was built in 3 sections and hauled up to the mountains in the 1950’s. It was owned by my wife’s uncle. One of the stories we were told, her uncle had to get out to pee going up the south Williamsport hill. He got the job done and caught up with the truck going uphill. I think we were told it was an old Studebaker truck.
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