Loleta Recreation Area, Lower Dam, 6 miles Southeast of interesection of State Route 24041 & State Route 66, Loleta, Elk County, PA
Summary
See also HABS PA-5963 for related documentation. Includes photographs & written data.
Significance: Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps between the years of 1933 and 1936. The CCC work project was initiated by President Roosevelt to put young men to work while at the same time assisting in the national conservation of the state and national forests and parks. The rustic style of engineering is unique to the CCC work project and is evident on the lower dam.
Survey number: HAER PA-279-B
Building/structure dates: 1933- 1936 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Archeological Services Consultants, Incorporated, contractor
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, sponsor
Dobson-Brown, Deborah L, historian
Dobson-Brown, Deborah L, photographer
Location
Loleta, 41.39889, -79.07972
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html