When the federal government transferred 1700 acres around Deception
Pass to Washington State Parks in 1922, Deception Pass State Park
was barely an idea. Lacking the funds and staffing to develop the
site, citizens could only dream of the area's enormous potential as
a future park. The spark that finally made Deception Pass a reality
came during the Great Depression in the form of federal
legislation. To fight massive national unemployment, the Civilian
Conservation Corps was created in 1933. The program put young men
to work restoring and developing the nation's natural resources and
recreational lands. Deception Pass was home to two CCC camps. For
nearly a decade members built trails, roads, picnic shelters,
restrooms, bathhouses, and other features that remain visible and
useful in the park to this day. Lacking modern machinery and
financial resources, most of their work was completed using little
more than basic tools and their own hands. Through photographs from
public and private collections this book documents that work and
honors the achievements of the men of the CCC in creating the
developed landscapes of Deception Pass State Park.
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