Civilian Conservation Corp. camp

Stark, New Hampshire

The Presidents, as they are called, are comprised of the northern mountain range that buffets the Appalachian Trail on its Westward side as it glides north and buries its great neck into the Maine woods. Like vertebrae strung along a continental beast, the mountains bracket what is known as the White Mountain valley in New Hampshire’s central region. Sitting majestic within its ranks, Mt. Washington stands against a breathtaking motif. On a clear day, you see clearly through to the Canadian wilderness.

50 kilometers due north of its peak, the small town of Stark caps Mt. Washington National Park and is wedged in by Devil’s Slide State Forest. Built in the early 1930’s and abandoned some years later, the Civilian Conservation Corp’s work camp was officially renamed Camp Stark by March 1944 and re purposed to contain German prisoners of war.

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