From awe to anxiety, Grand Canyon evokes many emotions in the nearly five million visitors that amble up to the rim each year. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, perhaps it’s a good time to give love it’s due. The canyon has long been a …
New Human History Pages Celebrate CCC
Bob Audretsch, author of the wonderful new book, Images of America Grand Canyon's Phantom Ranch, has just written two new articles for this site. The first is on the Civilian Conservation Corps and all the projects these remarkable young men …
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The Heavy Lifting: Exhibit Honors the Civilian Conservation Corps
In 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, the federal government under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt launched the Civilian Conservation Corps. This popular public works project put thousands of otherwise idle young men to work building …
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