Petit Jean CCC Water Tower - Civilian Conservation Corps on Waymarking.com

When the CCC began in 1933, there was virtually no established park system in Arkansas. Petit Jean,
Mt. Nebo, and Arkansas Post were the only parks in the state, but none were developed. Petit Jean was one
of the more extensive CCC park projects accomplished in Arkansas. The CCC work there encompassed a
broad range of work: such projects included the construction of a bathhouse, boat dock, cabins, lodge,
culverts, and trails. The work accomplished by the CCC at Petit Jean features a good cross-section of the
many types of CCC work done throughout the state. In 1937, the Petit Jean company won second place for
the "most nearly ideal camp in the Seventh Corps Area." The veterans' company that worked on Petit Jean
was judged by a visiting CCC official in 1934 as having the highest morale and best CCC camp in Arkansas. The official was quoted as saying "Co. #1781 stands out as a striking demonstration of what art and nature can do to make delightful surroundings."

This unique rock structure held a water tank in it's upper level and supplied the lodge and cabins with drinking water.

To log this waymark include a picture of yourself with GPS and with the water tower in the background.

Information for this description was taken from "The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arkansas 1933 - 1942" by Sandra Taylor Smith, published by Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, and from an Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism brochure.

Be sure to visit the many CCC structures and other attractions in Petit Jean State Park, and have fun.

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