Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland (87c18db8-7718-4a53-a357-244c2375f585)

Angler in stream
In the 1930's, after years of making charcoal to fuel the iron furnace, mountain farming, and harvesting of trees for timber, land was purchased to be transformed into a productive recreation area; helping to put people back to work during the great depression. Beginning in 1935, the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area was under construction by both the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Keywords: cato; National parks and reserves; Recreational areas