those ccc boys

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Those CCC Boys: A VPR Documentary

By VPR | August 19, 2008

It’s now 75 years since the first Civilian Conservation Corps camps opened. More than three million men served in the CCC, which changed the American landscape. VPR explores how those changes occurred and how the Corps’ legacy still resonates in America in the documentary Those CCC Boys.

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Interview: Director of State Parks, Craig Whipple on the lasting impact of the CCC

By Mitch Wertlieb | June 27, 2008

All this week, we’ve been hearing stories from Vermonters who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb went to New Discovery State Park in Marshfield to speak with the Director of State Parks, Craig Whipple, about the lasting impact of CCC projects.

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Recalling the Civilian Conservation Corps: Paul Hughes

By Nina Keck | June 26, 2008

As the Civilian Conservation Corps prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its inception, VPR spent time with some of the original members to hear their stories. Today, Paul Hughes about his experiences working at a camp in Mt. Tabor near Danby.

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Recalling the Civilian Conservation Corps: Casper Lyford

By Steve Zind | June 25, 2008

As the Civilian Conservation Corps prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its inception, VPR spent time with some of the original members to hear their stories. Today, Casper Lyford talks about his experiences working at a camp in the Northeast Kingdom.

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Recalling the Civilian Conservation Corps: Herbert Hunt

By Lynne McCrea | June 24, 2008

As the Civilian Conservation Corps prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its inception, VPR spent time with some of the original members to hear their stories. Today, Herbert Hunt talks about his experiences working at a camp in Bellows Falls.

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Recalling the Civilian Conservation Corps: Lanyard Benoit

By Lynne McCrea | June 23, 2008

As the Civilian Conservation Corps prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its inception, VPR spent time with some of the original members to hear their stories. Today, Lanyard Benoit talks about his experiences working at camps in Moscow and Waitsfield.