Civilian Conservation Corps - boys' recall New Deal jobs program at reunion

Full story: The Times

BLAIRSVILLE In 1937, 19-year-old Murl Garoutte left his home in Marionville, Mo., boarding a steam engine train bound for the Nevada desert to join 3 million other young men mobilized across the nation in the "Tree Army." As a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Garoutte and the other uniformed "boys" of the CCC helped build many of the park ...

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